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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: Dog Gone

FReepmail


2,621 posted on 08/28/2005 7:30:01 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: Howlin

She's a liar. Plain and simple. She's hoping no one notices.


2,622 posted on 08/28/2005 7:30:05 PM PDT by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
New eyewall is forming. Expect strengthening soon.

Where did you find this info?
2,623 posted on 08/28/2005 7:30:23 PM PDT by nascaryankee (PETM (People for the Ethical Treatment of Meat))
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To: not_apathetic_anymore

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

You've got a point there. Been awhile since I've seen someone picking at invisible spiders in the air.


They can get aggressive too. Alcohol is a good drug to have around in emergencies. I hope they are stockpiling what they confiscate.


2,624 posted on 08/28/2005 7:30:30 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Mmmmmmm! Mmmmmmm! Good!)
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To: bonfire

Urgent Katrina Update: New NHC Forecast Direct Hit on New Orleans as a CAT 4
MHC | August 26, 2005


Posted on 08/26/2005 11:03:22 PM EDT by janetjanet998


Therefore...the official forecast brings Katrina to 115 knots...or a category four on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. The GFDL is more aggressive and calls for 124 knots and 922 mb. The FSU superensemble is even more aggressive bringing Katrina to 131 knots.


track info HERE


2,625 posted on 08/28/2005 7:30:38 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: bannie

I think he's stunned.
Like I said earlier - he's new.
He's stuck with the inaction of the previous administrations, and he was basically getting advice from those trying to cover their backsides.


2,626 posted on 08/28/2005 7:30:44 PM PDT by mabelkitty (Lurk forever, but once you post, your newbness shines like a new pair of shoes.)
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To: RummyChick
wrenches

Are you sure it wasn't wenches? No matter they would be confiscated too.

2,627 posted on 08/28/2005 7:30:48 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Can we swap Cindy Sheehan in Crawford for Cindy Crawford anywhere?)
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To: exhaustedmomma

OMG--thank you!


2,628 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:04 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: dayago
"Now feels like he has been discriminated against due to his religious faith."

Haven't we all? Hope your pastor keeps coming to FR -- having different viewpoints and discussing them is what makes FR so refreshing -- bigots and all.

Keeping all of you in Katrina's path in my prayers.

2,629 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:05 PM PDT by EverOnward
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To: Ellesu

It was Friday afternoon when she asked us all to pray.......FGS!


2,630 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:06 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: alancarp

Weather conditions at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans:

METAR KMSY 290153Z 04027G34KT 10SM SCT019 27/24 A2956

0153 GMT (8:53 pm CDT), winds from 040 degrees (NE) at 27 knots gusting to 34, visibility 10 miles, ceiling scattered 1900 feet, temperature 27C, dewpoint 24C, pressure 29.56".

I think the airport's actually in Kenner, west of downtown?

}:-)4


2,631 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:11 PM PDT by Moose4 (Richmond, Virginia, where our motto is "Will Riot For Cheap Laptops")
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To: sheikdetailfeather

No more dry air to weaken; flood and tornado watch;eyewall still moving northwest;18-25 ft surge from the east pushing water into the lake;rain up to 5 inches per hour south of N.O.;huricane force winds hitting land now; 40 mph in city;shear markers noted--ripe for tornados;may have a new eyewall forming causing strengthening;100 mph winds about to move on land;eye zig-zaging now southwest of river mouth;Venice winds gusting to 75 mph;northshore and BR looking good for travellors; in two hours NO weather will rapidly deteriorate.


2,632 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:16 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: All

There sure are a lot of cry babies around here that like getting people banned. Can't wait till they become the target someday.


2,633 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:21 PM PDT by Revel
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To: easonc52

You're very welcome!

And you're right! It is going so fast I can't even answer.

By the time I get back to the thread.....I'm already 50 or so posts behind! ;-)


2,634 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:37 PM PDT by LadyPilgrim (Sealed my Pardon with HIS BLOOD!!! Hallelujah!!! What a Savior)
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NO now up to 40 miles per hour winds. The eye is now west of the mouth of the Missisippi. The east turn that was hoped is not happening soon enough. It is about two hours out to the beginning of real damage to the bowl.


2,635 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:45 PM PDT by Torie
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To: proud American in Canada

OH NO I thought that green bean casserole was a southern dish that you only had if someone died.


2,636 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:45 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: mystery-ak

P38's belong on all keychains.

:-)


2,637 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:58 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: RummyChick
People used to call them blackjacks. Hit someone on the back of the head with wrench. That's someone who is looking for trouble.

-PJ

2,638 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:58 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (It's still not safe to vote Democrat.)
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To: nascaryankee

Channel 4 WWL


2,639 posted on 08/28/2005 7:31:58 PM PDT by cmurphy
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To: Maigrey; dayago

Hey dayago, looks like you signed up today not long after your 'pastor friend' was banned.


2,640 posted on 08/28/2005 7:32:03 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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