You may have never heard of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, but the BSEE is about promoting safety, protecting the environment, and conserving resources offshore through “vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement.” You can read more about BSEE here, if interested The BSEE has been releasing information regarding off-shore drilling rigs the last few days as Barry approaches. I… Read more →
As a general rule, I don’t ‘make fun’ of others appearance. It’s rude. But with Barry, here, it isn’t as much of an opinion as it is a fact. Barry ain’t pretty. The storm is still very unorganized and lop-sided. But that doesn’t mean the Gulf Coast region is in the clear. It just means it doesn’t have the typical… Read more →
From the National Hurricane Center SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT…0300 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…27.9N 89.4W ABOUT 85 MI…135 KM SSW OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOUT 165 MI…265 KM SE OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH…85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 275 DEGREES AT 3 MPH…6 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1001 MB…29.56 INCHES Forecaster Discussion Despite the lack of… Read more →
Good afternoon, Pinebelt! If you haven’t heard already, the National Hurricane Center has put out a track for Barry showing a range of landfall between the mouth of the Mississippi River in east Louisiana to near the Louisiana-Texas border. Models are still divided on this in the long run. Depending on how strong the ridge is in the southwestern US,… Read more →
From the NHC: Tropical Storm Barry Discussion Number 5 SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…27.8N 88.7W ABOUT 95 MI…150 KM SSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOUT 200 MI…320 KM SE OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…40 MPH…65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH…7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1005 MB…29.68 INCHES Key Messaging… Read more →
