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August 29th 05, 03:32 PM
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In a previous article, "Gerry Caron" said:
It's been hard to avoid the Hurricane Katrina coverage, but somehow the raw numbers have a real impact over the media hype. The forecast shows eye passage about 1630-1830Z tomorrow. Here's the TAF from New Orleans NAS: KNBG 282121 06015G25KT 9000 BR SCT030 BKN050 OVC080 QHN2960INS VCTS TEMPO 2202 VRB30G45KT 1600 SHRA BR SCT005 OVC010CB/ BECMG 0204 06040G55 SCT005 OVC010 QNH2900INS TEMPO 0206 VRB50G70KT 1600 TSRA BR SCT005 OVC010CB BECMG 0507 VRB115G130KT 0400 +TSRAGR BR SCT005 OVC010CB QNH2860INS TEMPO 0509 +FC BECMG 0910 QNH2750INS TEMPO 0915 +FC BECMG 1516 120145G175KT 0100 +SHRA BR SCT005 OVC010 QNH2663INS FM1630 VRB06KT 9999 SCT300 QNH2668INS FM1830 270140G160KT 0100 +TSRA BR SCT005 OVC010CB QNH2672INS T24/11Z T34/20Z Read the National Weather Service "Urgent Weather Message" at http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwsz...tes=:laz069#t3 Usually they don't go in for hyperbole, and this is scary ****: URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 619 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA MOVING ACROSS LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE. HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW POSSIBLY TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. MANY WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK. POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. LAZ037040-049-050-057070-MSZ070-071-077-080082-291700- ASCENSION-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE- ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-ST CHARLES-ST HELENA-ST JAMES- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON- UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- WALTHALL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILOXI...GULFPORT...BOGALUSA... GRAND ISLE...HAMMOND...HOUMA...MCCOMB...METAIRIE...NEW ORLEANS... PASCAGOULA...PICAYUNE...SLIDELL 619 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ C has features?? I thought the whole point of that language was to offer nothing but bare metal. -- David P. Murphy 
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