Looked like it might travel farther west earlier today, then we might have been trouble over here on the west side of the state. As usual the hurricane is going where it wants and not exactly where the forecasters are predicting. The predictors are getting much better at it with their more sophisticated computer models in the past couple of years though. >From Grand Isle to New Orleans to Biloxi things aren't looking too good though.
Mark Delaney --- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark, > Maybe it's for ratings?, but up here in Wyoming you > guys are all over the > news with a Cat. FIVE hurricane headed just WEST of > New Orleans. They say > it's as bad as Camille, with sustained winds at > 165mph and gusts higher. > They're predicting pretty dire consequences for N.O. > and the area east- > Miss. and Alabama, all the way through the > panhandle. > > Hope the best for you and for Chuck. He's in the > the path of the storm > surge. > > DonO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Delaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:01 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Mark Delaney...Round And Round > She Goes..... > > > The storm has shifted a little east and out > predictions are for 20 mph > windfs and rain. It may not hit New Orleans > directly, but looks like > it is getting closer to Chuck...at them moment it is > just below a cat > 4, but these things change so rapidly, it may > strengthen again, it > seems it is developing a second eye wall...when they > do that the > second outer wall eventaully collapses with the > inner wall and the > storm restrengthens...usually, no guarantees...New > Orleans, > Mississippi, and Alabama look like the places most > in danger. Only > effect here in Lake Charles so far are a north east > wind (15-20 mph) > and a high tide about 1.5 feet higher than usual. > Lake Charles has > opened up the civic centrer arena for a shelter, and > it is filling up > with evacuees from New Orleans, Mississippi and > Alabama. Hotel rooms > are becoming scarce in the area. Lake Charles looks > like it'll just > get a bit of rain...we've been on the backside of a > bunch of > hurricanes, and the rain just comes in feeder bands, > rains for an hour > or so, stops for an hour or so until the next feeder > band rotates > through. > > To keep this fishing related at least a little bit, > this winter watch > out for the Redfish Cup tournament in Lake Charles > on ESPN. It was > held here this past weekend along with the Stihl > Timber Sprots tour. > If you are wondering why the Timber Sports tour > would come here, it > is because traditionally Lake Charles started as a > sawmill town, with > pine and cypress being logged here and the logs sent > doen the > Calcasieu River to the town. > > Mark Delaney > > On 8/28/05, Ken Staples <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Prayers are with you Mark (& others in the > possible strike zones). She > > did a number on Broward & Miami-Dade when she was > a cat 1. > > > > God Bless. > > > > Ken > > > > On 8/28/05, Desert Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Our Mars Stations just got upgraded to Com Con > II, 24/7 frequency > monitoring > > > with hourly checks and emergency nets. > > > Jimi > > > Navy- Marine Corps Mars > > > > > > > > > We may get some tropical storm strenbht winds, > and some rain (actually > > > much needed) but if looks like Lake Charles is > oput of any real danger > > > unless Katrina stays headed west longer than > planned. That being > > > said, asll I've been watching this morning has > been the Weather > > > Channel (didn't make it to church, taught Friday > when I was sick and > > > so have been trying to recover this weekend, > still very achy and not > > > moving well). We are keeping a very close eye > on the storm. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.16/83 > - Release Date: 8/26/05 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "So much water, so little time!" > > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
