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http://www.boatus.com/hurricanes/hurricane_field2.asp
And for those of you interested in Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) there is a better model for tropical cyclone (hurricane) intensity based upon Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential (TCHP). As most know, a hurricane is powered by transferring heat from the ocean surface to the upper atmosphere.
From the article http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/cyclone/data/pubs/EOS_FINAL.pdf
TCHP is measured in heat energy per sea water surface area (kilo Joules per square centimeter). A passing hurricane will subtract heat measuring 60-100 kJ/cm2, so THCP values above 80 kJ/cm2 are especially dangerous. You will remember that Katrina rapidly intensified from a Category 2 to a Category 5 hurricane, and that occured just as it passed over an area of high TCHP (80+ kJ/cm2) in the Gulf of Mexico.
Here is the link to the dynamically updated graphic of TCHP for the Gulf of Mexico: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/cyclone/data/go.html
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image. There is also a historical link on this page for the TCHP data and track for Katrina.
We are in limbo now and throughout tomorrow. I call Thursday the "Day of Judgement" -- when the hurricane will begin its jog to the Northwest -- and Friday is the "Day of Reckoning" -- when the hurricane will pass through whatever oil & gas infrastructure it is going to hit -- probably at its maximum intensity. We will know on that day whether the Texas refineries are going to be heavily damaged.
All indications look like most of Louisiana, including New Orleans, will be spared the worst. Thank God.
Likewise GOM rig operators can see if their rigs are sitting near persistent pools of high TCHP sea water - they should be eventually be raised up to withstand higher expected storm waves.