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
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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 |
Is this going near Bonita Springs....my kid brother is there?
Lie on the floor and use mirrors to see monitor. Get your little girl to type for you if you must say something.
LOL!
your image is backwards. I thought I'd lost my mind when I saw the Islands off the West Coast of Miami.
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOO FUNNY!!!!
OK _ DINNER TIME for me.......BBL :)
It looks like it is headed that way. Bonita Springs is approximately 103.8 miles WNW from the eye of the storm according to Google Earth.
If FReepers would FReepmail me their home addresses (no, I won't share them with anyone) I will map them out really quick in Google Earth (you'll just see your FReeper name next to a bright dot) and upload the screenshot. Then we can track which FReepers are getting hit by the storm.
Check the compass. It is facing South.
Please do mine...Dog's brother in Bonita Springs.
In contrast...Katrina is expected to strengthen to 90 kt before landfall occurs in the Florida Panhandle. This is consistent with the SHIPS intensity model and the trend in the GFDL model... although the latter model makes Katrina a 118-kt category 4 storm.
My car actually has a real electrical outlet in it. We've figured out that if we have a big power outage, we can make coffee in the car. ;-)
I guess I got out of town just in time. I had to go to 7 different gas stations to fill up to come back home 150 miles North. They were either too busy or out of gas. It is just overcast here and breezy and we will get minimal TS winds and rains by morning, thank God. Hope you all stay dry, I have to go back down there Monday and I Don't have a boat.
Now the dogs were skeptical but as the good dogs they are they went on the porch where I had everything all set up real nice like.
The rains began and after a bit it got so I had to move the table and chairs back from the rail.
Still the dogs moved along with me but by them they'd much rather be in the house.
So me and the two dogs are scrunched up as close to the house as we can get and still the rains pour upon us. The dogs were really getting testy.
Then entire trees began blowing across my line of vision, limbs, mailboxes and such. I began to wonder if this was such a good idea. The dogs definitely thought not.
Then a whole bunch of birds began flying onto the porch. It was never mind my human presence or the irritated dogs. Wrens, starlings, blue jays, one by one they flew onto the porch then hid their little bird selves high up in the porch eaves. They were totally safe from the storm.
Soon the entire porch was filled with birds, dogs and one human who was beginning to get a little scared.
Well after a while sanity will take over as expected. To the dogs' great relief we all moved inside.
Floyd scared the hell out of me and yet...well for some odd reason the fury of a storm fascinates me.
That was an average of 70 mph. There were times you were gitin' it much above 70. I did Mobile to Tallahassee, exactly 240 miles door to door in 3 hrs flat. That's an average of 80, and I did over 100 for a good couple of stretches.
The fury of a storm fascinates a lot of us. But the fascination turns to fear or at least dismay when it's OUR mailbox that goes flying down the street.
Current reports. 380,000 now without power in Florida.
Do you have a grill. You can make good coffee in a pan. Just put some egg shells in and let the grounds settle before pouring.
Our power was out due to an ice storm for almost 2 weeks. You would be surprised what you can do without electricity.
Count me as one of those without power. I am so bored already and have to limit my freeping to conserve battery.
YIKES.............
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