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Watches & Warnings?

#1 Postby tropicsgal05 » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:27 am

Wondering when watches and warnings will be out. Anyone have any idea?
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#2 Postby Brent » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:29 am

A Hurricane Watch will likely go up later today... and no later than 11pm tonight(I would say 5pm). Warnings tomorrow morning.
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#3 Postby AlabamaDave » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:35 am

My guess is that NHC will issue a Hurricane Watch earlier than usual with this storm, due to the severe threat to hard-to-evacuate metro New Orleans.
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#4 Postby WindRunner » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:39 am

Exactly, Dave, I wouldn't at all be surprised to see one at 11am even, but 5 sounds most likely.
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#5 Postby Brent » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:43 am

The reason I don't see 11am is because the NHC will always say "All Interests in the (insert coastline) should closely monitor... a Hurricane Watch will likely be required later today"
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#6 Postby cajunwxman » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:45 am

Hurricane watch will be posted today. A watch does not have to be issued to start evacs. It takes New Orleans 72 hours to evacuate. I am sure they will start evacs soon. The OEP's are in meetings at 730AM.
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#7 Postby FritzPaul » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:45 am

Given that watches are for 36 hrs out and warnings 24 hrs out, I'd go with Brent's solution.
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#8 Postby EmeraldCoast1 » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:42 am

I'm guessing we might see TS watches out as early as 1100. Then add Hurricane watches to some of those areas at 1700 today?
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