The storm is moving across the central Gulf of Mexico in a northwesterly direction at about 16 mph. First landfall on the Gulf coast looks to be some time Monday.
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES... 85 KM... FROM THE CENTER... AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.For a live view of the bridge over Mobile Bay, CLICK HERE.
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AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE OF 18 TO 25 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF GUSTAV CROSSES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
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'Sometime Monday'? They have got to be able to predict landfall more accurately than that. That is incompetence.
The governor's office says winds from Tropical Storm Gustav will be felt anywhere along the Louisiana Gulf Coast by late Sunday night or early Monday.An expected Tuesday landfall location has shifted toward south-central Louisiana and not New Orleans, Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news briefing late this afternoon.However, hurricane forecasters say the storm could shift and landfall could be anywhere from the Texas-Louisiana border to the Florida panhandle.Jindal conceded the plans -- like the storm's path -- are fluid but the state has to prepare well in advance.
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