Saturday, August 30, 2008

Gustav Now a Category 4 Hurricane!

GUSTAV UPDATE...
   Hurricane Hunters Find Gustav A Very Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane; Some Additional Strengthening Is Likely Prior To Landfall Over Cuba, and Gustav Could Became a Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane...

     At 1:20PM The National Hurricane Center released and update indicating that hurricane hunters have found Gustav to have rapidly intensified again. Gustav is now a very dangerous Category 4 Hurricane, packing a strong sustained punch of 145MPH. Minimum central pressure is down around 944 millibars. Gustav's sustained winds are only 11MPH under a Category 5 Hurricane. Further unfortunate strengthening is likely prior to Landfall in Cuba, and Gustav could very well become a Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane upon landfall of Cuba. This storm is no longer a storm to mess around with. If you live on the Gulf coast and are in the currently projected path, evacuate, do not wait until its too late. Stay tuned for further update on this very dangerous situation.

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