Latest Update: Gustav Now a Category Four Hurricane, as Forecast
Gustav Strengthened to a Dangerous Category Three Hurricane
As of a Few minutes ago Gustav strengthened to a dangerous category three hurricane, National Hurricane Center reported.
Hurricane Gustav Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center Miami Fl Al072008
06:00 EDT (02:00 UTC) Sat Aug 30 2008
… Gustav continues to rapidly strengthen and now has maximum winds near 185 km/hr (115 mph) with higher gusts. This makes Gustav a dangerous category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane
scale, the second major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Forecaster Blake/Avila
Hurricane Gustav – Category 3 – GOES (still satellite image printed for comparison) Rainbow Color Enhancement IR CH 4. Credit: NOAA – NHC
GEOS Floater (updated) Rainbow Color Enhancement IR CH 4. Credit: NOAA – NHC
Based on the FEWW model, Moderators believe there’s a very strong probability that Gustav, as he gets closer to the Isle of Youth, could strengthen to a category four hurricane within the next 12 hours before making landfall in the west-southwestern Cuba. There’s a medium to strong probability that Gustav could remain a category four hurricane as it leaves Cuba and strengthen to a giant category five hurricane within the next 24 to 36 hours, after it enters the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Watch this space!
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