SATURDAY MORNING KATRINA ROARING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO.
HURRICANE KATRINA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2005
MONSTER HURRICANE DEVELOPING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR A DEVASTATING HIT ALONG THE GULF COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. KATRINA COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL.
SATURDAY MORNING KATRINA ROARING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO.
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HURRICANE KATRINA ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005
...CATEGORY THREE KATRINA MOVING WESTWARD IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO...EXPECTED TO TURN WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND STRENGTHEN...
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 405
MILES... 655 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
AND ABOUT 200 MILES... 325 KM...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...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND KATRINA COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE.
FORECAST PATH FOR KATRINA - SATURDAY ISSUED
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FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR RAINFALL
12 z ETA Forecast at 66 Hours - KATRINA HITS LOUISIANA
INTENSE HURRICANE KATRINA - LATE SATURDAY MORNING
HURRICANE KATRINA - LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
SLOSH MODEL SHOWING NEW ORLEANS WITH MASSIVE STORM SURGE PROBLEMS
WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS....WAVES OVER 50 FEET!!
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE VERY WARM...
KATRINA - SATURDAY EVENING. KATRINA APPEARS TO BE
GROWING EVEN STRONGER AT THIS TIME. SHE WILL
LIKELY DEEPEN RAPIDLY THIS EVENING.
HURRICANE KATRINA
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.
11 p.m. KATRINA NOW HAS A VERY LARGE EYE. THE PRESSURE CONTINUES TO FALL
AND SHE WILL LIKELY BE A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS HURRICANE AND IT IS HEADING FOR NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS IS BEING EVACUATED. THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY.
MIDNIGHT KATRINA ROARING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO
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