Katrina....Appears To Be Due West Now

[Sean in New Orleans]

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/loop/DS. ... kbyx.shtml

[raynpa]

moving more sw now than earlier.....

[MiamiensisWx]

Yep... appears in the last frame to have wobbled on a track more due west after a wobble to the west-southwest. It still appears to be moving just south of due west, though.

[jasons2k]

WSW. Look at the markers I have in these images:

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... &start=160

[skysummit]

The more and more I look at water vapor, the more I think Texas. I just cannot see that trough digging south enough to pull her north. Look in the gulf. The only southerly flow is on the western perimeter of the high. Could she actually ride the bottom of the high and curve up in the western gulf? That's what I see right now on WV, but I know it'll probably change.

[arizonasooner]

Lake Charles hasn't had one in awhile.... Maybe Katrina will be a cajun...

[rtd2]

The more and more I look at water vapor, the more I think Texas. I just cannot see that trough digging south enough to pull her north. Look in the gulf. The only southerly flow is on the western perimeter of the high. Could she actually ride the bottom of the high and curve up in the western gulf? That's what I see right now on WV, but I know it'll probably change.

Whats the UPPER atmosphere Maps showing? Say at 700mb? WV is NOT a good tool.....

[Sean in New Orleans]

Definitely don't wish it on anyone, but, we don't want it in New Orleans....I'm not kidding.

[PurdueWx80]

The more and more I look at water vapor, the more I think Texas. I just cannot see that trough digging south enough to pull her north. Look in the gulf. The only southerly flow is on the western perimeter of the high. Could she actually ride the bottom of the high and curve up in the western gulf? That's what I see right now on WV, but I know it'll probably change.

Whats the UPPER atmosphere Maps showing? Say at 700mb? WV is NOT a good tool.....

Umm...it most certainly is. WV channel is a tracer of water vapor molecules between about 800 (at lowest) and 300 mb (at highest) - mostly from 700 to 500, right where it counts.

[skysummit]

The more and more I look at water vapor, the more I think Texas. I just cannot see that trough digging south enough to pull her north. Look in the gulf. The only southerly flow is on the western perimeter of the high. Could she actually ride the bottom of the high and curve up in the western gulf? That's what I see right now on WV, but I know it'll probably change.

Whats the UPPER atmosphere Maps showing? Say at 700mb? WV is NOT a good tool.....

I'm not sure. I'm not a met. I'm just looking at WV for steering info and to see where that trough is. It's moving east, but not really digging south.

[Indystorm]

Notice as well with that loop that the convection is now starting to wrap around on the east and north sides of the hurricane as it moves westward into the Gulf, perhaps mitigating the dry air intrusion from the north and mixing it out. This should aid increased strengthening.

[Brent]

All I have to say is...

IT'S ABOUT TIME.

Maybe now we can nail down this landfall.

[LAwxrgal]

This was supposed to happen.

[mvtrucking]

All I have to say is...

IT'S ABOUT TIME.

Maybe now we can nail down this landfall.

Shouldn't the new models be out in the next 30 mins?

[hicksta]

Wobble watchers unite!

[Opal storm]

I agree,looks to be back on a due west track...for now at least.

[MiamiensisWx]

Wobble watchers unite!

Agreed. At times like this, wobbles can possibly greatly influence a storm's track and/or strength.

[Brent]

All I have to say is...

IT'S ABOUT TIME.

Maybe now we can nail down this landfall.

Shouldn't the new models be out in the next 30 mins?

Been out for an hour... clustered around New Orleans...

[hicksta]

Hurricanes stair step... A wobble south there a wobble west there= WSW

[Opal storm]

I think by tomorrow we will start to see some wobbles to the north,if not a WNW track.