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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
NHC-NOAA ^ | 27 August 2005 | NHC-NOAA

Posted on 08/26/2005 10:25:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Hurricane Katrina continues to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, the forecast models are converging upon New Orleans. However, all interests in the northern Gulf of Mexico should follow the path of this storm, and be prepared for a major hurricane landfall. Throughout Friday, the official track forecasts moved west, as Hurricane Katrina delayed making the anticipated northwest turn.

The following links are self-updating.

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Navy Storm Track
Katrina Track Forecast Archive Nice loop of each NHC forecast track for both three and five day
Forecast Models
Alternate Hurricane Models via Skeetobite
Buoy Data Florida
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi

Images:


New Orleans/Baton Rouge Experimental Radar Subject to delays and outages - and well worth the wait

Mobile Long Range Radar Loop

New Orleans/Baton Rouge Radar

Ft. Polk, LA Long Range Radar Loop

Northwest Florida Long Range Radar

Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop

Other Resources:


Hurricane Wind Risk Very informative tables showing inland wind potential by hurricane strength and forward motion
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics

Live streaming:


WFOR-TV Miami: http://dayport.wm.llnwd.net/dayport_0025_live
WWL-TV New Orleans: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
HurricaneCity.com: http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
WTSP-TV Tampa: mms://wmbcast.gannett.speedera.net/wmbcast.gannett/wmbcast_gannett_jan032005_0856_78183
WKRG-TV Mobile mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_jul072005_1144_93320

Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12

Category Wind Speed Barometric Pressure Storm Surge Damage Potential
Tropical
Depression
< 39 mph
< 34 kts
    Minimal
Tropical
Storm
39 - 73 mph
34 - 63 kts
    Minimal
Hurricane 1
(Weak)
74 - 95 mph
64 - 82 kts
28.94" or more
980.02 mb or more
4.0' - 5.0'
1.2 m - 1.5 m
Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2
(Moderate)
96 - 110 mph
83 - 95 kts
28.50" - 28.93"
965.12 mb - 979.68 mb
6.0' - 8.0'
1.8 m - 2.4 m
Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3
(Strong)
111 - 130 mph
96 - 112 kts
27.91" - 28.49"
945.14 mb - 964.78 mb
9.0' - 12.0'
2.7 m - 3.7 m
Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4
(Very strong)
131 - 155 mph
113 - 135 kts
27.17" - 27.90"
920.08 mb - 944.80 mb
13.0' - 18.0'
3.9 m - 5.5 m
Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5
(Devastating)
Greater than 155 mph
Greater than 135 kts
Less than 27.17"
Less than 920.08 mb
Greater than 18.0'
Greater than 5.5m
Catastrophic building failures possible


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: byebyebigeasy; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; miami; tropical; weather
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To: foobeca

absurd, that is. Wish I could edit comments here....


881 posted on 08/27/2005 2:15:49 PM PDT by foobeca
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To: beyond the sea
Just reporting in. Still out of power in my house and computer in Sunrise. Reporting from a hotel in Coral Springs. Everyone okay. How and ever, praying for everyone in the Panhandle. Despite the nagging bs of the power outages, we are getting off easy compared to the folks up in the Pensacola area.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

882 posted on 08/27/2005 2:16:26 PM PDT by section9 (Major Motoko Kusanagi says, "Jesus is Coming. Everybody look busy...")
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To: rwfromkansas

There's no specified schedule for Eyewall Replacements but it could be setting up to be replacing an Eyewall right at landfall.


883 posted on 08/27/2005 2:16:40 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: LibSnubber

Wow. You got me thinking of all my favorite places down there, Jackson Square, Pat O's and that wonderful little place that makes the beignets and great coffee. They are all in the most vulnerable area right along the river at its highest point.


884 posted on 08/27/2005 2:16:58 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: SE Mom

Just curious - where do they evacuate all those hospitalized folks TO?


885 posted on 08/27/2005 2:17:44 PM PDT by Arizona
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To: foobeca

If you have something worthwhile to post here--please contribute. Otherwise, the cliche garbage is immature, useless, and clutters up way too many threads.


886 posted on 08/27/2005 2:17:55 PM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: Types_with_Fist
No, I'm in the Houston area now. I used to live in Louisiana and always wanted to experience a hurricane. My wish came true 13 years ago when I was living there and the eye of Andrew came three miles from my house and tree limbs broke the brick exterior.

And Andrew was only a Cat 3 storm (probably only Cat 2 when I got the worst of it).

887 posted on 08/27/2005 2:18:59 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: rwfromkansas

Those reporters will likely all be fine. They are going to set up in buildings that have floors higher than the worst case flood/surge. Just will be miserable, though there is always the risk of a blown roof, flying debris, tornadoes.


888 posted on 08/27/2005 2:19:03 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: janetjanet998
check out the Sat now its really exploding

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where to check it out?

889 posted on 08/27/2005 2:19:05 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: section9

Thank you for checking in! Glad to know you are safe. Take care.


890 posted on 08/27/2005 2:19:20 PM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: All

Is Katrina getting bigger?! We're still getting rain bands all the way to here in Sarasota. She's massive.


891 posted on 08/27/2005 2:19:25 PM PDT by JellyJam (Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
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To: Types_with_Fist

that wonderful little place that makes the beignets and great coffee...

Cafe DuMonde, yummm


892 posted on 08/27/2005 2:19:37 PM PDT by LibSnubber (liberal democrats are domestic terrorists)
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To: NautiNurse

Yeah...he's got his hands full...they've got a great team...but it's a monumental job..he will keep me updated...and I'll pass it on here.

Just heard it's 385 miles southeast of Miss River...


893 posted on 08/27/2005 2:20:45 PM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve)
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To: Types_with_Fist

Cafe Du Monde


894 posted on 08/27/2005 2:20:56 PM PDT by trillabodilla (Pray for President Bush!)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
More FNC quality at work. And of course no one has ever survived living out of their car for a couple of days...

Well, depending on how poor they are, Did, they may not have a car.

I also worry about any elderly who may be too frightened or physically unable to evac. I hope NO has made provisions for those folks.

895 posted on 08/27/2005 2:22:01 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Dog Gone
...and always wanted to experience a hurricane.

I've experienced a few. It's highly overrated...:-)

I remember talking to a good friend of mine after Andrew ... a Texas native (He got almost the direct hit in Terrebonne Parish and I was living in California at the time). Naturally, he tried to make it sound like it was nothing. His wife got on the extension and told him to quit lying because he had been "scared to death." LOL!

896 posted on 08/27/2005 2:23:45 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: Arizona

Excellent question! I will ask him when I next hear from him..


897 posted on 08/27/2005 2:23:48 PM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve)
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To: numberonepal

Thank you for the info.

That is a plus at this point. From the POV of evacuation plans.

I was only curious as my husband and I were both noting the horrendous bumbper to bumper north bound traffic on our way home from shopping this afternoon. The weather is rotten here this weekend so I just assumed it was normal get home early tourists coming up from the Outer Banks (most plates were from NJ, PA, NY, MD, and places north)..but hybby opined folks concerned about the Katrina.


898 posted on 08/27/2005 2:24:10 PM PDT by Gabz (USSG Warning: portable sewing machines are known to cause broken ankles)
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To: chemicalman

New Jersey here.

All of you in the threatened region are in our prayers. Please be safe and I sincerely hope that we can look back on this later and say it was much ado about nothing.


899 posted on 08/27/2005 2:24:28 PM PDT by XRdsRev (New Jersey has more horses per square mile than any other U.S. state.)
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To: LibSnubber; trillabodilla

Thanks! I couldn't remember the name. It's been a while.


900 posted on 08/27/2005 2:24:48 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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