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WeatherBug Gustav Technical Discussion – Final Update 5amEDT:9/2
Gustav Weakens to a Tropical Depression; NHC Issues Last Advisory At 4 a.m. CDT, Gustav was located just west of Natchitoches, La., at 31.7N, 93.4W. Maximum sustained winds have dropped to near 35 mph, and movement was to the northwest at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure continues to rise as Gustav weakens, now up [...]
WeatherBug Gustav Technical Discussion – 5pm:9/1
110 GUSTS and 51 MPH Sustained Winds Measured at Arabi, Louisiana Port Ship Service WeatherBug Tracking Station This is a screen capture from our new WeatherBug Streamer RT product which is currently in Beta. Click on the image to view a larger size. Below is the latest Technical Discussion from WeatherBug Meteorologist Julie Gaddy: Gustav [...]
WeatherBug Gustav Technical Discussion – 11am:9/1
NHC Confirms Gustav Landfall at Cocodrie, La as a Category Two with 110 mph Winds Doppler radar now showing the ragged eye of Hurricane Gustav pushing onshore across southeastern Terrebonne Parish near Cocodrie, as first mentioned in the 5 a.m. technical discussion as the location of landfall. A large area of intense thunderstorms associated with [...]
Gustav Making Landfall – 8:45am:9/1
As Gustav moves inland, here is some data gathered from WeatherBug Tracking Stations. – Brenton Sound Marina (68 MPH Gust) – Fort Beauregard Marina Shell Beach (107 MPH Gust) – New Orleans City Hall (48 MPH Gust) Here is a screen capture from our new product that I demoed at Gnomedex. It is showing the [...]
WeatherBug Gustav Technical Discussion – 5am: 9/1
North side of Hurricane Gustav’s Eye quickly approaching the southeast Louisiana coast. From WeatherBug Meteorologist Joe Bartosik: The Doppler Radar view across the central Gulf of Mexico is quite impressive with several clear, well-defined rainbands spiraling ashore across southeast Louisiana. These bands also continue to push tropical storm force winds inland now across southeast Louisiana, [...]
WeatherBug Gustav Technical Discussion 8pm:8/31 update
Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft have returned data indicating Gustav has strengthened rapidly and is a strong category 3 hurricane with winds to 115 mph. Recon data from a flight crisscrossing through Gustav has found pressure has fallen to 952mb or 10mb in the last 6 hours. This rapid pressure drop indicates that Gustav is [...]
WeatherBug Gustav Technical Discussion 7pm:8/31 update
Gustav remains a category 3 hurricane, and late afternoon satellite imagery continues to show signs of reorganization and intensification. Outer rain bands showing on radar near the mouth of the Mississippi River and off the Gulf Coast of Florida Today, we discovered a site by Andy Carvin dedicated to providing the very latest information about [...]
WeatherBug Gustav Technical Discussion – 2pm:8/31 Update
Below is an update from our Chief Meteorologist Mark Hoekzema at WeatherBug on Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hannah from the Hurricane Command Center. Here are some links to some weather cameras from the WeatherBug Network with a view to what is coming… – Key West, FL – Baton Rouge, LA – Arabi, LA Gustav [...]
WeatherBug Gustav Technical Discussion – 5am: 8/31
Hurricane Warnings Issued For Northern Gulf Coast Over the last 6 hours Gustav has lost its clearly defined eye and the most convection is on the west and southwest side of the system. Now that Gustav has emerged over the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico, intensification should resume as it approaches the Gulf [...]
WeatherBug Gustav Technical Discussion – 5pm Update
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches have been issued for the U.S. mainland as of 5pm – Hurricane Watches stretch from High Island Texas to the Mississippi/Florida Border. Hurricane Gustav has continued to strengthen through the afternoon with satellite and recon both supporting that Gustav s a category 4 hurricane as the eyewall came ashore south [...]
