ISAAC DOOM: Heading into GOM & Forecast to Ramp to Cat 3 to 5. Texas to Alabama Under the Gun!

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Comparing Isaac with Ike of 2008
The current situation with Isaac is similar in some ways to that of Hurricane Ike of 2008. Ike spent considerable time over Cuba, weakening from a Category 4 to a Category 1 storm. The storm couldn't put its energy into building a strong inner core, but it was able to build up its outer rainbands that were over very warm waters. This resulted in a major expansion of its wind field, with tropical storm-force winds extending out 275 miles from the center at one point. Ike was able to intensify into a Category 2 storm on its path towards Texas, and had an unusually low pressure for a Cat 2 storm with 100 mph winds--944 mb. That's a central pressure more typical of a Category 3 storm, but Ike could only manage Category 2 winds, since it had such a large chunk of the atmosphere to keep spinning. With Isaac's TS winds already extending out to 205 miles, maybe we'll see another Ike-type situation as it intensifies--the storm will have an unusually low pressure in order to keep a huge wind field spinning, but never make it above Category 2, since it will take so long to spin up such a large wind field.


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Tropical Storm ISAAC from GOES-East satellite
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reedtimmerTVN Convection intensifying with #isaac is the center of circulation is right over the Florida Keys #flwx pic.twitter.com/9QIS2GmQ29 seconds ago ·

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Here are 4-models NHC will look at for 5 pm advisory, 72-hr position, ECMWF, HWRF, GFDL, GFS @JimCantore @ryanhoke pic.twitter.com/ydiTHcOU

That's where my family is

tornado passing by us here on Cobb Island Md. in the Potomac River. 8/26/12 [link to www.youtube.com]

Last Edited by Luisport on 08/26/2012 04:19 PM

This would just be catastrophic. Based on where Isaac could be making landfall, it could rival Katrina even if it were not to get this strong. I know that's a bold statement, but Isaac has a very warm Gulf to rapidly strengthen.

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is it not invading florida right now? looks like a wimpling imo

DOOM !!!!!

We're all DOOMED !!!!!

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I See A Category 1 Hurricane Very Soon! #Isaac Stay Tuned!

RSOE has it as a cat 1 already

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BAM_Chase Biloxi MS has also declared a state of emergency. #Issac M. 4 minutes ago ·


BAM_Chase New Orleans has declared a state of emergency. #Isaac M. 6 minutes ago ·

i wonder if anyone still in southern FL has internet access still ;D

it looks like it's gunna go straight across into Mississippi

Boy do these storms move slow! They just creep! One thing about them moving slow is that once they past you, you know they aren't coming back. But if they happen to go over you, they are over you forever!

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Hurricane Center will issue new #Isaac advisory/track at 4pm. Advisories issued every 3 hrs, updated tracks every 6 (10am/pm, 4am/pm).

Johnny Kelly ‏@stormchaser4850
Developing: RT @GOHSEP: Gov @BobbyJindal just declared at state of emergency for #Isaac in Louisiana.

reedtimmerTVN Morning HWRF shows landfall of a major hurricane #isaac in SE Louisiana hitting New Orleans head-on early Wed morning. pic.twitter.com/k4LB74sk24 seconds ago · [link to twitter.com]

Yep. Seems to be the only time when supply and demand actually plays a part in the pricing. As long as that price is up that is.

Katrina didn't look all that impressive either when it passed over Florida



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The White House says President Barack Obama has told the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate closely with officials in states and localities in the path of tropical storm Isaac.

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Grand Isle. The only real beach in all of Louisiana. I really enjoyed that place as a child. I thought Katrina pretty much destroyed it and the beach?

severestudios The US Coast Guard has suspended all oil spill cleanup efforts in the Gulf, according to @NBC33NEWS 5 seconds ago ·

severestudios The US Coast Guard has suspended all oil spill cleanup efforts in the Gulf, according to @NBC33NEWS 5 seconds ago ·

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Reports of some trees down in Lake Worth, FL near 15th ave. north. Possibly from a #tornado. #Isaac

severestudios San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente, CA has shut down due to Earthquake felt in SCE _SONGS control room. 34 seconds ago ·

To break up the monotony

whats up with that typhoon in the eastern china sea right now? looks like a whopper

Looks like a direct hit to New Orleans as a Category 2 hurricane.