Current Hurricane Katrina radar photo

[steve2470]

[benito]

1. that's purty

Is Pat Robertson going to tell it where to go again?

http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/religion/televangelists/pat-robertson/

In his own inimitable style, Pat's first newsworthy statement to the New York Times indicated he had a divine endorsement. In June, Pat had led a prayer vigil urging God to spare Virginia Beach from the wrath of Hurricane Gloria. Perhaps God was listening, because Virginia Beach was spared. (But then again, Gloria landed on Long Island and Boston, inflicting $320 million in damage. Couldn't God have simply caused the storm to dissipate?) Anyway, Pat told the Times that the event was "extremely important because I felt, interestingly enough, that if I couldn't move a hurricane, I could hardly move a nation."

[ewagner]

2. Here's a good analysis

Katrina is going to wobble across the state in a general westward motion with the occasional southward drop. It's inland now and will remain that way; theoretically, if it wobbles southwest and then back northwest as it nears the west coast as some of the guidance suggests, it could stay over land for a longer period of time than expected...albeit that's a matter of just a couple of hours. The short-term track will have little impact on the second landfall location; it's still a timing issue.

Note that the inner-core wind field of the storm will not weaken all that much over the Everglades, very wet and very warm right now, but that the strongest winds with this storm for the next day or so will be located along the east coast & over open waters. This is a scenario similar to Frances last year. Frances took about a day to cross the state; given a slower motion here but less land to cross, a similar evolution seems likely with this one.

http://flhurricane.com/cyclone/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=49672&page=0&fpart=5&vc=1

I have it on good authority that this guy knows what he's talking about....:)

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. That's current?

I thought it already blew over.

[wakeme2008]

4. I like this one

[Dr.Phool]

5. Going right across Alligator Alley.

[FloridaPat]

6. Looks like the same route Andrew did. Glad it's a small one.

[YDogg]

8. Yeah, but it does look reasonably powerful.

Hope it does minimal damage.

[etherealtruth]

7. Thanks ...

I have a good friend north of West Palm Beach and I like keeping track ... though she claims, with this one she has no concerns.