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#42604 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:48 PM 28.Aug.2005) TCMAT2 HURRICANE KATRINA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122005 2100Z SUN AUG 28 2005 A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS EVENING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER TO DESTIN FLORIDA...AND FROM WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN FLORIDA EASTWARD TO INDIAN PASS FLORIDA...AND FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA WESTWARD TO CAMERON LOUISIANA. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.9N 89.0W AT 28/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 10 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 11 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 902 MB EYE DIAMETER 25 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT WITH GUSTS TO 175 KT. 64 KT....... 90NE 90SE 50SW 90NW. 50 KT.......120NE 120SE 75SW 120NW. 34 KT.......200NE 180SE 125SW 180NW. 12 FT SEAS..300NE 300SE 270SW 240NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.9N 89.0W AT 28/2100Z AT 28/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.4N 88.7W FORECAST VALID 29/0600Z 28.3N 89.8W MAX WIND 145 KT...GUSTS 175 KT. 64 KT... 90NE 90SE 50SW 90NW. 50 KT...120NE 120SE 75SW 120NW. 34 KT...200NE 180SE 125SW 180NW. FORECAST VALID 29/1800Z 30.6N 89.9W...INLAND MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT. 64 KT... 75NE 90SE 40SW 60NW. 50 KT... 90NE 120SE 60SW 90NW. 34 KT...150NE 180SE 100SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 33.4N 89.2W...INLAND MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 40SW 60NW. 34 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 30/1800Z 36.0N 87.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 31/1800Z 41.0N 81.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 01/1800Z 48.0N 72.5W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 02/1800Z...ABSORBED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.9N 89.0W NEXT ADVISORY AT 29/0300Z FORECASTER PASCH |