vicocala Posted August 26, 2005 Author #101 Share Posted August 26, 2005 BSAN, Glad you and yours are ok, that is the main thing. The damages can be repaired. Wishing you and your family the best! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan555 Posted August 26, 2005 #102 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I live one block from the Mississippi River just to the south of New Orleans. I am not too happy right now. Every year I say I will get flood insurance, but of course I didn't do it this year either. It's going to be a tense weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsulin Posted August 26, 2005 #103 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I live about 4 hours from the Gulf Coast in AL., and am hearing that "the hit" will be late Sunday night/sometime Monday. Oh, brother....here we go again! Another weekend of filling up with @#%& gas, stocking up on groceries, making sure the flashlight batteries I bought for Ivan and Dennis work, washing and drying every available piece of clothing, bringing in my patio furniture, buying bottled water...etc. This is getting to be a drag! AND...I'm going on a cruise out of FLL on 9-17!! Don't know if that's a good or bad thing at this point! (Keeping fingers crossed...!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicocala Posted August 26, 2005 Author #104 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Bulletin Hurricane Katrina Intermediate Advisory Number 14a Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl 8 Pm Edt Fri Aug 26 2005 ...katrina Gradually Moving Away From South Florida... A Tropical Storm Warning Remains In Effect For The Florida Keys And Florida Bay From Key Largo South And Westward To Key West And The Dry Tortugas. For Storm Information Specific To Your Area...including Possible Inland Watches And Warnings...please Monitor Products Issued By Your Local Weather Office. At 8 Pm Edt...0000z...the Eye Of Hurricane Katrina Was Located Near Latitude 24.7 North... Longitude 83.3 West Or About 100 Miles... West Of Key West Florida. Katrina Continues To Move Toward The West-southwest Near 8 Mph. This Motion Is Forecast To Continue This Evening. A Gradual Turn Toward The West Is Expected On Saturday. Maximum Sustained Winds Remain Near 100 Mph...with Higher Gusts. Katrina Is A Category Two Hurricane On The Saffir-simpson Scale. Some Strengthening Is Forecast During The Next 24 Hours...and Katrina Is Forecast To Become A Category Three...major... Hurricane Today And On Saturday. Hurricane Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 25 Miles... From The Center...and Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 85 Miles. Sustained Winds Of Tropical Storm-force Are Still Occurring Across The Lower Florida Keys. Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Is 965 Mb...28.50 Inches. Storm Surge Flooding Of 2 To 4 Feet Above Normal Tide Levels... Can Be Expected Along The Southwest Coast Of Florida In Areas Of Onshore Flow East Of Cape Sable... And In Florida Bay. Storm Surge Will Gradually Subside Tonight. Katrina Is Expected To Produce Additional Rainfall Of 5 To 8 Inches Over The Lower Florida Keys...with Isolated Storm Total Amounts Of 15 To 20 Inches. Rainfall Totals Of 5 To 10 Inches Are Expected Over Northwestern Cuba...and 1 To 3 Inches Of Rainfall Is Expected Over The Yucatan Peninsula Of Mexico. Isolated Tornadoes Are Possible This Afternoon And Tonight Over The Florida Keys. Repeating The 8 Pm Edt Position...24.7 N... 83.3 W. Movement Toward...west-southwest Near 8 Mph. Maximum Sustained Winds...100 Mph. Minimum Central Pressure... 965 Mb. The Next Advisory Will Be Issued By The National Hurricane Center At 11 Pm Edt. Forecaster Avila $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicocala Posted August 26, 2005 Author #105 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Imsulin, I know how you feel, looks like this cruise is getting in by the skin of my teeth. There are still a couple of tropical waves out in the Atlantic that could become depressions at any time. They could be a hinderance on my return. Hopefully not. I also am still a bit concerned about my Oct. 15th cruise, but I knew I was booking during the season and what that entails so I will just go with the flow. Best wishes for you on your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicocala Posted August 27, 2005 Author #106 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Bulletinhurricane Katrina Advisory Number 15nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl11 Pm Edt Fri Aug 26 2005...stubborn Katrina Continues Toward The West-southwest...expectedto Become An Intense Hurricane In The Central Gulf Of Mexico... A Tropical Storm Warning Remains In Effect For Florida Bay And Forthe Florida Keys From Key Largo Southward And Westward To Key Westincluding The Dry Tortugas. For Storm Information Specific To Your Area...including Possibleinland Watches And Warnings...please Monitor Products Issuedby Your Local Weather Office. At 11 Pm Edt...0300z...the Eye Of Hurricane Katrina Was Located Byradar Near Latitude 24.6 North...longitude 83.6 West Or About 460miles Southeast Of The Mouth Of The Mississippi River And About 115miles West Of Key West Florida. Katrina Is Moving Toward The West-southwest Near 8 Mph. A Gradualturn To The West And West-northwest Is Expected On Saturday. Maximum Sustained Winds Have Increased To Near 105 Mph With Highergusts. Katrina Is A Category Two Hurricane On The Saffir-simpsonscale. Katrina Is Expected To Become A Major Hurricane During Thenext Day Or Two. Hurricane Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 25 Miles From Thecenter...and Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 85miles. Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Is 965 Mb...28.50 Inches.storm Surge Flooding Of 2 To 4 Feet Above Normal Tide Levels...can Be Expected Along The Southwest Coast Of Florida In Areas Ofonshore Flow East Of Cape Sable... And In Florida Bay. Storm Surgewill Gradually Subside Tonight And Saturday. Katrina Is Expected To Produce Rainfall Amounts Of 5 To 10 Inchesover Northwestern Cuba And 1 To 3 Inches Of Rainfall Is Expectedover The Yucatan Peninsula. Rainfall Is Expected To Slowly Diminishacross The Lower Florida Keys...though Additional 1 To 2 Inches Ofrain Is Possible In Some Of The Heavier Rain Bands. Isolated Tornadoes Are Possible Tonight Over The Florida Keys. Repeating The 11 Pm Edt Position...24.6 N... 83.6 W. Movementtoward...west-southwest Near 8 Mph. Maximum Sustained Winds...105mph. Minimum Central Pressure... 965 Mb. An Intermediate Advisory Will Be Issued By The National Hurricanecenter At 2 Am Edt Followed By The Next Complete Advisory At 5 Amedt. Forecaster Avila $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted August 27, 2005 #107 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Not looking so good for NOLA... I imagine they will be closing the river at some point, it it keeps on this track... {dunno if the link will last} http://www.nlmoc.navy.mil/center/Tropical/wtnt01.gif but you can get to from here: http://www.nlmoc.navy.mil/home1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicocala Posted August 27, 2005 Author #108 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Or Mobile, they are both under threat at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted August 27, 2005 #109 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Forecaster Zy says New Orleans or parts further west... Update tomorrowish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVMet Posted August 27, 2005 #110 Share Posted August 27, 2005 BULLETIN HURRICANE KATRINA ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...KATRINA BECOMES A MAJOR HURRICANE WITH 115 MPH WINDS... AT 5 AM EDT... 0900Z... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FROM THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO KEY LARGO FLORIDA AND FOR FLORIDA BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE WESTWARD TO KEY WEST INCLUDING THE DRY TORTUGAS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED BY RADAR AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 24.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST OR ABOUT 435 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 165 MILES WEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA. KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH... 11 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT DATA AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT KATRINA HAS BECOME A LARGER HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING JUST OFFSHORE OF THE NORTHERN COAST OF WESTERN CUBA. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW EAST OF CAPE SABLE... AND IN FLORIDA BAY. STORM SURGE WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER WESTERN CUBA... AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS TODAY... ALTHOUGH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. Forecast Track... http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT12/refresh/AL1205W+gif/085817W_sm.gif FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 27/0900Z 24.4N 84.4W 100 KT 12HR VT 27/1800Z 24.5N 85.4W 105 KT 24HR VT 28/0600Z 25.0N 87.0W 115 KT 36HR VT 28/1800Z 26.0N 88.7W 120 KT 48HR VT 29/0600Z 27.4N 89.9W 120 KT 72HR VT 30/0600Z 31.5N 90.0W 75 KT...INLAND 96HR VT 31/0600Z 36.0N 87.5W 30 KT...INLAND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchesneylover Posted August 27, 2005 #111 Share Posted August 27, 2005 I am here in Miami and here is the damage of Katrina. People got up early Friday morning and started clearing the drains of debris and we worked quickly to begin cleanup. As someone stated upthread about the overpass that collapsed, let me tell you that the city of Miami was begging that contractor to brace for Katrina - to no avail. He did not brace for it and the overpass collapsed. No telling what is going to happen or if charges will be made. http://community.webshots.com/user/anamarieus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVMet Posted August 27, 2005 #112 Share Posted August 27, 2005 BULLETIN HURRICANE KATRINA ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...KATRINA RE-ORGANIZING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO... AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE HURRICANE WATCH IS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA AND EASTWARD TO THE FLORIDA-ALABAMA BORDER. A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER. A HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATER TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. INTERESTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KATRINA. AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.6 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 240 MILES WEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA. KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND KATRINA COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES... 75 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES...260 KM. NOAA BUOY 42003 LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 46 MPH WITH A GUST TO 58 MPH. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE NOAA AIRCRAFT IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF FLORIDA SHOULD SUBSIDE TODAY. KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER WESTERN CUBA...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. HEAVY RAINS FROM KATRINA SHOULD BEGIN TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUNDAY EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 27/2100Z 24.6N 85.6W 100 KT 12HR VT 28/0600Z 24.9N 86.8W 105 KT 24HR VT 28/1800Z 25.8N 88.3W 115 KT 36HR VT 29/0600Z 27.5N 89.6W 120 KT 48HR VT 29/1800Z 29.6N 90.0W 125 KT 72HR VT 30/1800Z 34.0N 89.0W 60 KT...INLAND Forecast Map... http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT12/refresh/AL1205W+gif/204748W_sm.gif Computer models... http://euler.atmos.colostate.edu/~vigh/guidance/atlantic/early1.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBRelaxin2 Posted August 28, 2005 #113 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Sending best wishes to all in the path, after the three hurricanes we went through here in Brevard County, FL last year we know all about them. Good Luck All! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverhitachild Posted August 28, 2005 #114 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Why isn't Carnival posting on their website what the disposition is in regards to where their ships are and what passengers (both on board and to board) may expect in the way of delays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted August 28, 2005 #115 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Under customer service; weather update. Not the most obvious. http://www.carnival.com/CMS/static_templates/weather_update.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverhitachild Posted August 28, 2005 #116 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Thanks for the help. Seems like an out of the way spot to place such important info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoinCruisin Posted August 28, 2005 #117 Share Posted August 28, 2005 It's on the homepage of Carnival's website for me... you have to be logged out of Carnival I believe... bottom right hand corner, it says "Weather Updates" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted August 28, 2005 #118 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Want to see something scary? I remember Betsy and what it did to the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskier Posted August 28, 2005 #119 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Want to see something scary? I remember Betsy and what it did to the city. I remember Betsy quite well. We lived in the mobile home park behind the weigh station on Hwy 61 in Laplace. My folks had just decided it was no longer safe to stay in the mobile home. We were driving off when it flipped. It took about an hour to drive to the shelter at the school. As we were driving past Airline Motors, a piece of tin broke out the rear window of the car. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted August 28, 2005 #120 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Hurricane Warning now in effect from Morgan City to Mississippi/Alabama state line. Mayor of NOLA said he would like to make evacuation mandatory, but legally it may be too late for him to do so. Oops. Can see Local TV feed: http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_wwltv&props=livenoad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVMet Posted August 28, 2005 #121 Share Posted August 28, 2005 BULLETIN HURRICANE KATRINA ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 10 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA THREATENS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST...A HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED... AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. ALSO AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA...AND FROM WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE NEAR LATITUDE 25.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.2 WEST OR ABOUT 335 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST SHOULD BEGIN ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND KATRINA COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES. LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE PLANE WAS 939 MB...27.73 INCHES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 25 FEET ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. HEAVY RAINS FROM KATRINA SHOULD BEGIN TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUNDAY EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF KATRINA. THE HURRICANE IS STILL EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER EXTREME WESTERN CUBA...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.\ Forecast track... http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT12/refresh/AL1205W+gif/030419W_sm.gif Latest satellite... http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/FLOAT/IR4/20.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted August 28, 2005 #122 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I live one block from the Mississippi River just to the south of New Orleans. I am not too happy right now. Every year I say I will get flood insurance, but of course I didn't do it this year either. It's going to be a tense weekend. Hope you get out and the city is spared, but so far, no good news. Now Cat 4 with 145mph winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVMet Posted August 28, 2005 #123 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Winds 160 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubdaddy Posted August 28, 2005 #124 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Now a Cat.5 with 160 mph winds. She's huge!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVMet Posted August 28, 2005 #125 Share Posted August 28, 2005 How strong at landfall. NHC doesn't know for sure. Here's their 8 am discussion... HURRICANE KATRINA SPECIAL DISCUSSION NUMBER 22 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2005 THE PURPOSE OF THIS SPECIAL ADVISORY IS TO REVISE THE INTENSITY OF KATRINA TO CATEGORY FIVE. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A PEAK 700 MB FLIGHT-LEVEL WIND OF 153 KNOTS...WHICH CORRESPONDS TO MAXIMUM SURFACE WINDS OF ABOUT 140 KNOTS. OBVIOUSLY...THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW STRONG KATRINA WILL BE AT LANDFALL. WE HAVE VERY LIMITED SKILL IN PREDICTING THIS. FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY...DUE TO EYEWALL REPLACEMENTS...ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NEVERTHELESS...KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO BE A DEVASTING CATEGORY FOUR OR FIVE HURRICANE AT LANDFALL. NO CHANGES TO THE TRACK OR WIND RADII FORECASTS HAVE BEEN MADE. FORECASTER PASCH/KNABB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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