Hurricane Gustav has just been upgraded to Category Four with sustained winds over 145 MPH.
If you live anywher close to where it is predicted to land,
GET THE HELL OUT!
This thing still has TWO DAYS to gather more energy over the Gulf before it hits landfall.
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WTNT62 KNHC 301718
TCUAT2
HURRICANE GUSTAV TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008
120 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT
GUSTAV HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN AND NOW HAS MAXIMUM WINDS
NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/HR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES GUSTAV AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE. A SPECIAL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT ABOUT 200 PM
EDT TO MODIFY THE INITIAL AND FORECAST INTENSITIES. THE SPECIAL
PUBLIC ADVISORY WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF THE INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC
ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR THAT TIME.
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FORECASTER KNABB
Monitor the NOAA Hurricane site for more and updated information.
Two days ago this was a tropical storm. Since the Gulf of Mexico is warm water, this doesn't bode well.
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Well now we may get to see if the levy repairs were done right. Hope everybody makes it out okay.
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and climate change is non-existent!
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