Posted on 08/24/2005 6:20:56 AM PDT by NautiNurse
The twelfth tropical storm of the 2005 hurricane season is named Katrina. 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
TD 12 Track Forecast Archive
Forecast Models
Buoy Data SE Florida
Images:
Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop
Other Resources:
Florida East Coast Surf Reports Lots of great info here, including surf cams
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City
| 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 |
Potentially, yes, in terms of number of named storms, number of hurricanes, number of intense hurricanes.
However there's no guarantee of what will be hit; the ability to forecast storm numbers is very good, the ability to forecast how many of those hit the US is basically nonexistent.
You guys got it made up there, you should see what S. Fla. has turned in to.
OH nooooo it's a chris matthews groupie, do not look at her face!!
BRING IT ON!
Jim Cantore is now in SE Florida, but I'll bet he'll be in the Cedar Key/Appalachicola area in the next couple of days.
In the winter...palm beach county is a parking lot.
Is that from a sitcom? I don't watch them so it means nothing to me ...help?
Lived in Margate in 77-81. Left there for here. Been here ever since. Even a hurricane can't make me leave. Erin, Opal, Ivan, and Dennis, plus many TS and tornadoes. Pure white sands and real people.......
Deja Vu all over again.............repeat as necessary........
FWIW, the long range models are predicting a few other hurricanes popping up in the next 14 days, so the tropics could get interesting.
FedEx commercial. We're doomed!!
Where on the Gulf coast are you? We have a place in Apalachicola.
Katrina Kaif?
Ain't August grand??????????
No!!!!!!!
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