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HOLY S@#$

#1 Postby Swimdude » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:48 am

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WTNT62 KNHC 280541
TCUAT2
HURRICANE KATRINA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1240 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005


...SHORTLY AFTER 1215 AM CDT... 0515Z... AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN HURRICANE KATRINA
HAD INCREASED TO NEAR 145 MPH... CATEGORY FOUR ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. DETAILS WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY IN A
SPECIAL ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED AT APPROXIMATELY 1 AM CDT...0600Z.
THE SPECIAL PUBLIC ADVISORY WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF THE INTERMEDIATE
PUBLIC ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR THAT TIME.

FORECASTER KNABB
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#2 Postby tndefender » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:50 am

Reading that just gave me a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.
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#3 Postby Swimdude » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:51 am

Sorry for the double... Or... triple post.

Seems everyone found this out at once. Feel free to delete mine.
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#4 Postby Mello1 » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:51 am

This is not good. Not good AT ALL. This may push to Cat 5 people.
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#5 Postby Foladar » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:53 am

Mello1 wrote:This is not good. Not good AT ALL. This may push to Cat 5 people.

I'd say it's almost 95% definite a cat 5, and if it isn't, treat it as one because it's going to be bad.
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#6 Postby djtil » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:53 am

now its just hope that 30 hours is enough time for it to peak and come back down.....it cant hold cat 5 for more than 12 hours or so, typically.
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#7 Postby BayouVenteux » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:53 am

Depressing, but not unexpected. :(
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#8 Postby AL Chili Pepper » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:54 am

Not good, and chances are very good that she's not through with this strenthening phase.
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#9 Postby CajunMama » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:58 am

There's a recon sticky!
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