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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
NOAA - NHC ^ | 28 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

Posted on 08/28/2005 2:38:16 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans metro area. Thousands of people did not evacuate New Orleans. Outer bands of Katrina are reaching the Louisiana coast.

Due to the size and intensity of this storm, all interests in the North Gulf of Mexico should be in their safe locations.

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
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi

Buoy Data Florida

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
New Orleans Web Cams Loads of web cam sites here. The sites have been very slow due to high traffic
New Orleans Music Online Couldn't resist--love that jazz
Golden Triangle Weather Page Nice Beaumont weather site with lots of tracks and graphics
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics

Live streaming:

WWL-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
WVTM-TV/DT Birmingham (WMP) - mms://a1256.l1289835255.c12898.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1256/12898/v0001/reflector:35255
WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38202.asx
Hurricane City (Real Player) - http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
ABCNews Now (Real Player) - http://reallive.stream.aol.com/ramgen/redundant/abc/now_hi.rm
WKRG-TV/DT Mobile (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518

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
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; tropical
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To: hole_n_one

Chrissy's hormones are acting up again - he needs a midol & a vodka tonic - make that a wine spritzer


2,281 posted on 08/28/2005 6:48:38 PM PDT by LadyBuzz
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To: ken5050

God Bless Homer & Jethro...
(courtesy of http://www.thedoctordementoshow.com/song_details.php?SongID=335

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

In Nineteen and Fifty-Nine we took a little hike,
With our scout master down to Lake Anigganike.
We took a little pizza and we took some sauerkrauts,
And we marched along together 'til we heard the girl scouts.

Chorus:
We're the boys from Camp Kookamonga,
Our mothers sent us here for to study nature's ways.
We learn to make sparks by rubbing sticks together,
But if we catch the girls, then we'll set the woods ablaze!
(...and I was mad 'cause me mother sent me up here... hahahaha!)

Well, we crept up to the water and we seed the girls a-swimmin',
There must have been a hundred of them pretty young women.
They looked so fine, even birds forgot to sing,
We laid down in the poison oak, an' didn't say a thing.

Chorus:
We're the boys from Camp Kookamonga,
Our mothers sent us here for to study nature's ways.
We learn to make sparks by rubbing sticks together,
But if we catch the girls, then we'll set the woods ablaze!
(Hey, will one of you fellers scratch my back?)

Well our counsellor said we could take 'em by surprise,
If we didn't say a word 'til we looked 'em in the eyes.
We kept a real still, an' we kept our eyes a-glued,
We saw how they were dressed, they were swimmin' in the... WELL NOW...

Chorus:
We're the boys from Camp Kookamonga,
Our mothers sent us here for to study nature's ways.
We learn to make sparks by rubbing sticks together,
But if we catch the girls, then we'll set the woods ablaze!

Well, they ran through the briars an' they ran through the brambles,
An' they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
They ran so fast, even we couldn't catch 'em,
From Lake Anigganike, all the way to Buffalo!
(Ahey, fellers! Wait for me!)

Well we ran right after them 'til everyone was pooped,
So we rested for a minute and our forces we'd regroup.
Then we saw the girls, behind some evergreens,
Captured by a company of United States Marines.

Chorus:
We're the boys from Camp Kookamonga,
Our mothers sent us here for to study nature's ways.
We learn to make sparks by rubbing sticks together,
But if we catch the girls, then we'll set the woods ablaze!
(Ah, them big guys get everything...)

Well, they ran through the briars an' they ran through the brambles,
An' they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go,
They ran so fast, even we couldn't catch 'em,
From Lake Anigganike, all the way to Buffalo!

Scoutmaster: A-rooty-toot-toot!
Scouts: A-rooty-toot-toot!
We are the boys from the Boy Scout troup!
We don't smoke, and we don't chew,
And we don't go with the girls that do!
Ooh! Arthur!
Ooh! Ooh!


2,282 posted on 08/28/2005 6:48:45 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: daybreakcoming
Dante's Inferno?

I can't remember Dante mentioning a hurricane as punishment. This must be a new ring.

2,283 posted on 08/28/2005 6:48:59 PM PDT by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: TADSLOS

Someone else may have said this (I'm catching up...) but I heard them say (either MSNBC or FNC) they had 360,000 MREs from the National Guard. I forget the number of cots they quoted.


2,284 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:00 PM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)
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To: daybreakcoming
There will be many good people in there but don't think there won't be the bad guys too. We can hope they will be too scared to start anything.

Actually it is the idea of being in a closed up space with no power, no air conditioning, and thousands of hysterically scared people that freaks me out.

2,285 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:08 PM PDT by Amelia (Common sense isn't particularly common.)
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To: hole_n_one

Chris Matthews calling it a catastrophe of biblical proportions.



chris matthews IS a catastrophe of biblical proportions


Doogle


2,286 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:22 PM PDT by Doogle (8th AF...4077thTFW....408MMS....Ubon Thailand "69"..Night Line Delivery ..AMMO)
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To: gopwinsin04

Al Jeezera TV tomorrow:
Allah punishes the infidels.


2,287 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:36 PM PDT by tbone56
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To: Normal4me

Thank you, Normal. Yours was the 3rd confirming response. I will change my ways--your 'aerodynamics' explanation makes it very clear: wind IN/roof OFF!


2,288 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:40 PM PDT by krunkygirl
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To: NautiNurse

VIDEO of "None of your fuc*ing business" comment:

http://thepoliticalteen.net/2005/08/28/noneof/


2,289 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:42 PM PDT by ianschwartz
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To: hole_n_one
Chris Matthews calling it a catastrophe of biblical proportions.

Him, too? He stole that from Geraldo! LOL

2,290 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:43 PM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: kjam22

I wonder if Janice Dean has family that refused to leave or she is romantically involved with somebody reporting or working in the storm area.


2,291 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:44 PM PDT by nhoward14
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To: Capt_Hank
Add Greta, "Clutch Cargo", to the mix.

That's it! LOL!

2,292 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:45 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo ("When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!")
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To: wardaddy

Per WWL---

across coast 70 mph winds; N.O. has sustained 40 mph winds;stronger winds coming;water moving into Lake Pontchartrain;6 inches rain Grand Isle other areas 8; eye still moving nnw--center is now west of mouth of Miss river--Venice;eye still 120 miles from Venice--170 miles from N.O.; tropical winds extend out 140 miles; hurricane winds extend out 100 miles;vertical evacuation--higher you go higher the winds; shouldn't go up more than minimaum to escape flooding--a lot of debris will be flying. Surprised no tornados and no western shearing;now going over 88-90 degree water to the coast, which will cause strengthening.Turn should take place around Grand Isle which puts the eye through middle of N.O.


2,293 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:53 PM PDT by Founding Father (According to the Pres, I'm a vigilante; according to me, he's a Fox butt kisser)
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To: mercy
no smoking in the Super Dome. these people gonna get testy real fast. But I"m counting. Chris Matthews has mentioned he was in the Super dome to watch President Bush's father accept the nomination FIVE (&*(&(& TIMES!! He's compared what he sees at the Super Dome as like "Noah's Ark", and yikes!! He just called this a disaster of "Biblical proportions". I don't want to hear anyone else mock Geraldo Rivera use trite, over-used expressions.

Matthews is the King of Tripe!

2,294 posted on 08/28/2005 6:50:16 PM PDT by YaYa123
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To: WestCoastGal

They definitely don't need alcohol, people get weird on that stuff.



They get a hell of a lot weirder when they are detoxing.


2,295 posted on 08/28/2005 6:50:36 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Mmmmmmm! Mmmmmmm! Good!)
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To: small voice in the wilderness
What about St. Francesville? I cannot remember off hand where it's located in relation to NO, but I DO remember the beautiful plantation homes. Rosedown. And what is the name of the supposedly haunted one?

Oh, Lord. It's been a while since I've been down there. On the haunted one... I believe that is near Thibodaux or north of there. There are many gorgeous plantation areas along the river toward New Orleans from Luling... an area, I believe that is in danger.

2,296 posted on 08/28/2005 6:50:40 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: gopwinsin04

there is going to be a federal bailout of the insurance industry if it plays out like that.


2,297 posted on 08/28/2005 6:50:57 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: spectre
I really want to hear Geraldo say "The Big Hard" again...

Your baaadd! lol

2,298 posted on 08/28/2005 6:50:58 PM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham

Probably at minimum at least 20-30 miles to the west, 30-50 miles on the east, according to the LSU professor who studied and modeled this. But who really knows?


2,299 posted on 08/28/2005 6:51:02 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: YaYa123
He just called this a disaster of "Biblical proportions".

Geraldo beat him by about 15 minutes on that term. He said the same thing earlier.

2,300 posted on 08/28/2005 6:51:13 PM PDT by kjam22
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