Latest Update: Gustav Now a Category Four Hurricane, as Forecast
Warm Waters in the S and SW Coast of Cuba Await Gustav
Real Time POES Composite Imagery Atlantic/East Pacific
(Daily Sea Surface Temperatures)
Image Source: NOAA
Warm waters in the 30-35ºC temp. range (shown in firebrick red) surrounding the south and southwestern coast of Cuba await hurricane Gustave as it leaves Haiti. Gustav may strengthen into a cat. three/four hurricane.
NHC Hurricane GUSTAV Forecast Discussion (No. 7):
Center of Gustav made landfall around 17:30 UTC. A minimum pressure of 992 mb was reported just as the center moved inland. As the center is moving over the mountainous terrain of the southwest peninsula of Haiti, Gustav is likely losing strength. The eye is no longer evident on satellite images, and the system could weaken below hurricane intensity tonight. However, the upper-level environment remains favorable for intensification with only a little north-northeasterly shear, and therefore Gustav is likely to regain strength as it approaches the Windward Passage and eastern Cuba tomorrow.
Gustav – GOES Infrared Image – University of Wisconsin – Madison – CIMSS Tropical Cyclones page
Latest News Update:
“Given the current track for Gustav and the expectation that it might enter the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, we are making logistical arrangements to evacuate staff who are not essential to production or drilling operations,” Shell said in a statement.
“Evacuations could begin as early as Wednesday. There is no impact on production at this time.” (Source: AFP)
An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Source: AFP. Image may be subject to copyright.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Hurricane Gustav slammed into flood-prone Haiti on Tuesday, killing at least two people.
The only reliable mode of transport! Joggers run through flooded streets after torrential rains hit Havana August 26, 2008. REUTERS/Claudia Daut. Image may be subject to copyright.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) — Hurricane Gustav slammed into Haiti, killing at least five as it lashed the desperately poor Caribbean nation with powerful winds and heavy rain, just days behind deadly Tropical Storm Fay.
People, carrying belongings, crosses a street flooded by rain caused by Hurricane Gustav in Port-au-Prince,Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. Gustav barreled into Haiti on Tuesday, toppling trees, dumping rain and sending fuel prices soaring on fears the storm could become “extremely dangerous” when it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos). Image may be subject to copyright.
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