Moving Quicker??

gk1 · #1 Postby **gk1** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:19 pm

Seems like it is moving much quicker than expected!!! That would be good news for South Florida; but it will be in the GOM much sooner if this continues!

#2 Postby **dhweather** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:20 pm

You beat me to it - at the current rate, she'll be over water in 8 hours
or less.

AL Chili Pepper · #3 Postby **AL Chili Pepper** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:22 pm

gk1 wrote:Seems like it is moving much quicker than expected!!! That would be good news for South Florida; but it will be in the GOM much sooner if this continues!

I wasn't going to say it....looks like it's faster than 6MPH on Miami radar.

#4 Postby **gatorcane** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:23 pm

and she is wisely taking the shortest path to the GOM and that is SW....

Website · #5 Postby **Brent** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:24 pm

boca_chris wrote:and she is wisely taking the shortest path to the GOM and that is SW....

Of course... :eek:

Praxus · #6 Postby **Praxus** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:25 pm

I wonder if she'll be stay a hurricane the whole time over land...latest IR
almost looks worse then earlier.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... IR4/20.jpg

#7 Postby **greg_kfdm_tv** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:26 pm

It looks like it is moving about 10 mph now to the WSW. It is now only about 38 nautical miles away from the Gulf. If this track continues Katrina will be in the Gulf well before daybreak.

This indicates to me that the ridge to the northwest remains strong.

Website · #8 Postby **Brent** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:26 pm

greg_kfdm_tv wrote:It looks like it is moving about 10 mph now to the WSW. It is now only about 38 nautical miles away from the Gulf. If this track continues Katrina will be in the Gulf well before daybreak.

This indicates to me that the ridge to the northwest remains strong.

Yes... and I'm getting deeply disturbed.

BamaMan · #9 Postby **BamaMan** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:28 pm

She has surprised us since her days of TD10 and is continuing to reach into her little bag of tricks. I'm starting to believe that when she re-emerges into the gulf she may still be a hurricane. Comments pls ?

Ixolib · #10 Postby **Ixolib** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:29 pm

Might need to issue hurricane watches for the northern coast of Cuba at this rate!! Most probably, though, it's just an illusion - right??

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-ir4-loop.html

#11 Postby **deltadog03** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:31 pm

yeah, moving much faster now...and the ridge is very strong to the north....i could see this a cane on exit

#12 Postby **mvtrucking** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:31 pm

At 8pmCDT it was moving just south of west @ 6mph according to the NHC

"KATRINA IS MOVING SOUTH OF DUE WEST NEAR 6 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK...THE KATRINA SHOULD MOVE FARTHER INLAND ALONG SOUTH FLORIDA
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. "

mtm4319 · #13 Postby **mtm4319** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:32 pm

Ixolib wrote:Might need to issue hurricane watches for the northern coast of Cuba at this rate!! Most probably, though, it's just an illusion - right??

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-ir4-loop.html

Heh. It sure seems like a SW movement, but it probably is an illusion. I wouldn't put a TS watch/warning for Cuba totally out of the question though.

LilNoles2005 · #14 Postby **LilNoles2005** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:43 pm

looking at TWC's radar they just showed... looks to be just south of W... maybe WSW... I did not notice any significant increase in forward speed...

Ixolib · #15 Postby **Ixolib** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:45 pm

mvtrucking wrote:At 8pmCDT it was moving just south of west @ 6mph according to the NHC

"KATRINA IS MOVING SOUTH OF DUE WEST NEAR 6 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK...THE KATRINA SHOULD MOVE FARTHER INLAND ALONG SOUTH FLORIDA
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. "

Almost looks to me like it might actually be off the coast before midnight - at least CDT.

#16 Postby **greg_kfdm_tv** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:48 pm

Even at the NHC speed of 6 mph foreward motion, the center is only about 35 miles from the Gulf. Therefore it should move into the Gulf much earlier than forecast.....well before daybreak.

#17 Postby **dhweather** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:51 pm

Greg - how does this sound to you?

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=71467

#18 Postby **greg_kfdm_tv** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:53 pm

The only thing that I would question is the motion of the upper high. Water vapor loops indicate that the high is currently building to the east-northeast into northern Mississippi.

#19 Postby **dhweather** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:24 pm

It's hard to say for sure - the convection firing up right under it plays
tricks on my eyes. It does seem to be a hair NW of where it was
this morning, but it's not going anywhere fast.

Thanks for the feedback!

David

#20 Postby **storms in NC** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:41 pm

greg_kfdm_tv wrote:Even at the NHC speed of 6 mph foreward motion, the center is only about 35 miles from the Gulf. Therefore it should move into the Gulf much earlier than forecast.....well before daybreak.

You are only talking about 3 to 3 1/2 hour till it hits water again. Oh wait the gulf waters it is over water

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