WITH QPF IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES EXPECTED. THESE VALUES
MAY INCREASE AS GUIDANCE FROM HPC COMES IN THIS AFTERNOON. 32
 

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=LA&prodtype=discussion

A youtube channel and this guy is good info on many topics - He is sounding the alarm as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6A0VflwStE&feature=g-all-u 

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/northern-gulf-coast-prepare-f...

There is concern that if Isaac tracks more westward toward New Orleans, La., than Pensacola, Fla.--essentially spending more time over water--the storm could become a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) prior to landfall.

...hopefully are not damaged to any great extent.

Between the Venezuela explosion, this impending and probable hurricane and any possible refinery or production interruption, I would be surprised
if we don't break $100 tomorrow.

Hopefully something from MENA doesn't happen and we don't get a trifecta of negative events.
$100 oil soon?

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/

This is a good site, I've followed it for years. The discussion link fleshes out the graphics, see excerpt below.

The track forecast beyond day 2 has become problematic. 
Dynamical models depict the cyclone moving into a break in the subtropical ridge north of the Gulf Coast in about 
72 hours. However there is a large spread among the more reliable track models. For example... the ECMWF forecast 
is about 300 N mi east of the GFS solution at day.......

http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/hwrftc2.cgi?time=2012082612-isaac09l&field=Sea+Level+Pressure&hour=Animation

an animated gif

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/isaac-new-katrina

·        Central US drought ends ON CUE confirming WeatherAction forecast 25 days ahead and NEW! Tropical Storm ISAAC END GAME  FORECAST - New Orleans under LESS danger Tallahassee under more => Twitpic http:// http://t.co/mUM2fI3I

From my favorite mad scientist at weatheraction.com  He's calling for a more easterly track than conventional forecasters

I've lived on the west coast of FL for over 40 years. This is what I know about Hurricanes.

About half of them are fairly predictable, they'll keep pretty close to the forecast track and be about the forecast strength.

The other half move in mysterious ways. They'll make sudden, unexpected and un-forecasted changes in intensity, size, speed and/or direction. They can make hard right or left turns, and gain or lose speed and strength suddenly.

This particular storm appears to be one of the potentially erratic ones, and that's never good. It means we have to keep a very close eye out, even if it appears we'll be in the clear at this time.

Our plan is: be prepared, (Prepping!) then sit tight and watch closely for the changes as they develop.  No sense in getting overly excited too early (assuming you're prepared), be cool and wait for about the 24 hr window.

Inside the 24 hr window they'll have a pretty good idea (within say 100 miles) of landfall. If you're within the 100 mile window of landfall, you'll need to make a decision rapidly and move quickly if you're going to get out. Be ready to book it.

That's about all I can tell you about living with hurricanes, other than buy one of those camping sunshower things as one of your preps. Living without a shower in 90 degree heat and 90 percent humidity gets real old real fast when you don't have water for a bath, and you won't want to use your drinking water to clean up.

I'll gladly eat cold beans out of can for dinner, if I can just get a quick shower and clean clothes once a day.

God Bless all those folks in the north gulf coast. We'll be keeping them in our thoughts and our prayers.

IR image from satellite

http://www.esl.lsu.edu/imagery/atmosphere/gulf-of-mexico/IR/