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Topic started on 24-8-2005 @ 08:46 AM by worldwatcher
According to the NHC, tropical depression 12, which was formerly Tropical Depression 10 is now Tropical Storm Katrina.
NHC Advisory


well it was inevitable, but I'm now in the direct path of this thing, first time in years for me. Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel has already made it down to South Beach, so that doesn't bode well for me either. I only hope that the storm picks up speed and doesn't have time to intensify into a hurricane before making it's first Florida landfall.

I should also mention an interesting weather fact, today is the anniversary of Hurricane Andrew making landfall 13 years ago. Per Cantore, TS Katrina is in a very favorable location for rapid development, something they saw with Andrew, it is the same area where Andrew went from a Cat 2 to a Cat 5....thankfully that scenario doesnt seem to be possible since the Katrina is only a weak tropical storm right now.

visible and water vapor satellite pics are showing a pretty symetrical blob this morning, definitely organizing itself better. But it's still pretty hard (well for me at least) to pick up where the center of circulation is.
www.goes.noaa.gov...
www.ssd.noaa.gov...


[edit on 8-24-2005 by worldwatcher]
(title edited to reflect katrina's hurrican status)

[edit on 25-8-2005 by pantha]


reply posted on 24-8-2005 @ 12:14 PM by Gazrok


Wow, this one kind of snuck up, huh?

WW, if you see Cantore anywhere near you, you know it's not a good thing! That boy is a hurricane magnet!

Looks like a mild one though, not much time to build up... Then again, we've already seen a couple storms grow VERY quickly this season, and the water is extremely warm....


reply posted on 24-8-2005 @ 02:04 PM by ThatsJustWeird
Katrina is really starting to get it's act together

It has a much tighter and more defined circulation that it did earlier today.


reply posted on 24-8-2005 @ 04:07 PM by worldwatcher
we also have the 5pm advisory from the NHC
Tropical Storm KATRINA Public Advisory

winds currently still at 45mph with higher gusts and movement is now NW at 9 mph.

They're still thinking it will reach cat 1 hurricane status right before making the first landfall.


reply posted on 24-8-2005 @ 08:19 PM by jrod
Originally posted by worldwatcher
Hey Indy
just the person I needed to see online at the moment....

There's a model, I think it is the GFDL that is suggesting a CAT 3 hurricane before south florida landfall... any idea where I can find info on how reliable this model has been in the past...and also what are your thoughts on that possibility???

I've made all my preps, except closing the hurricane shutters, but I have accordian ones which are easy to close, but all my relatives keep calling me for advice if they should put up their's?? I don't know what to tell them, except to have it ready, but my fear is that overnight this thing strenghtens and the weather will deterioate too quickly for some people to get them up???

btw I'm at the borderline of NW broward county, I'd say more central west, how likely is this thing to go north of me? NHC is waiting for the high to turn it due west, but I'm seeing it go north of me, more into Palm Beach county and not broward....again your thoughts?

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The only way it could get that strong is if it slows down, that of course will give it more time over the warm water. A few models are showing this happening so it is a possible scenerio. The most important thing to watch is the pressure, the lower the pressure the stronger the storm. RIght now it is about 1002mb(millibars), fairly high for a tropical system and why it is just a minimal tropical storm now. Pressure below 990mb give or take a few millibars is around hurricane strength, if it gets around 970mb or lower then you will have some serious wind. Andrew was around 920 to put things in perspective.

I think the 'eye' will make landfall around Boca Raton and with that track you should be in the weaker part of the storm. If it stalls all bets are off. Also landfalling tropical systems spawn a lot of tornadoes so anyone in south and central Florida needs to be on the lookout from now until the sytem goes away.
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