Florida, watch out for Katrina

[steve2470]

"She" certainly will be a tropical storm and perhaps a hurricane. Check her out:





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WTNT32 KNHC 241755
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KATRINA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005

...TROPICAL STORM KATRINA STRENGTHENING OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...
...HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT FOR THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD TO FLORIDA
CITY. THIS REPLACES THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH. A HURRICANE WATCH
MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
FLORIDA KEYS FROM WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE NORTHWARD TO SOUTH
OF FLORIDA CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36
HOURS.

A WATCH OR WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE LATER TODAY.
A HURRICANE WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS LATER TODAY.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
KATRINA WAS REFORMING NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 77.0
WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES... 50 KM... EAST-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU AND
ABOUT 200 MILES...320 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST COAST
OF FLORIDA.

KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH
...13 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT A
SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT OR EARLY
THURSDAY. THIS MOTION WILL BRING THE CENTER THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TODAY AND THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES
...110 KM...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY OBSERVED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.

DUE TO ITS SLOW FORWARD SPEED...KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS...AND SOUTH FLORIDA... WITH TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 TO 12 INCHES AND ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES
POSSIBLE.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES... CAN BE EXPECTED
NEAR THE CENTER IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS IN THE BAHAMAS.

REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...25.2 N... 77.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 PM EDT.

FORECASTER STEWART

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/241755.shtml


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[SteppingRazor]

1. I posted about it in the Florida thread this morning...

so all my fellow Floridians could take note. I believe I wrote
"Here we go again. Batten down the hatches. Stock up on rum and ice and guns and lanterns."

It's important we have our priorities.

[steve2470]

3. *smile* great point ! nt

[wakeme2008]

2. pic

[ewagner]

6. A smart-ass meteorologist's view

[ewagner]

4. Fortunately

it won't have that much time to strengthen before it hits Florida. I'll be curious to see how it holds together once it gets to the Gulf of Mexico....

[SteppingRazor]

7. Easy for you to say, buck-o

Judging from the maps, it's headed right for me (Fort Lauderdale)

[ewagner]

8. Yeah, but

a minimal hurricane isn't too bad after what you went through last year.....

In any case, I wish you luck... :hi:

and btw: I'm originally from Florda and I've been through my share of those suckers....

[Synnical]

11. Fort Lauderdale here, too

Day off work on Friday.

:evilgrin:

[SteppingRazor]

12. You dirty rat!

I work for a newspaper. We're like the post office -- neither rain nor sleet nor hurricane, etc.

[Synnical]

15. Yeah, I saw your post in the Florida Forum

I know where you work, buddy. :evilgrin: You should be okay in that big tall building.

:popcorn: for me Friday, unless the power goes out.

Stay safe.

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

[RebelOne]

14. Yep, looks like it's headed that way.

My daughter lives in Hollywood, just south of Ft. Lauderdale.

[Brotherjohn]

5. Ivan... Dennis... if I get hit again, I swear, I'll...

... oh what the heck, a pre-emptive scream:

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGG!!!

I can take a 75 mph "hurricane". I can take it if it's worse, but hits Panama City or Biloxi. That's just a windy day. But if this thing goes over 80-85 and gives us a direct hit...

I just don't even wanna think about it.

[Brotherjohn]

9. "I'm walking on sunshine... whoa oh"

Katrina and the Waves (commence groaning now)

[SteppingRazor]

10. Too late... the morning zoo DJs already played that on the drive...

to work this morning. :eyes:

[MidnightWind]

13. Hunker down my Florida friends and family!

Hopefully she won't have much time to get very strong.