Hurricane Gustav predicted to intensify to category 4 by Sunday

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From weather underground
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200807_5day.html#a_topad

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Not good. Stay safe, everyone down that way

[MichiganVote]

2. What day does McSame give his "acceptance" speech?

[TahitiNut]

3. Yup... and NOLA now targeted for NE quadrant of Gustav when it comes ashore. Baad news.

:scared:

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4. Nat Geo: "experts doubt New Orleans's levees can handle a direct hit"

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080829-gustav-new-orleans.html

[cliffordu]

9. You're in that neck of the woods, aren't ya???

[TahitiNut]

10. Nope. I'm up in Michigan ... Detroit 'burbs.

SwampRat is in NOLA ... let's keep a good thought for him.

[cliffordu]

12. I'm thinking of him...

And you too, if the hurricane comes for ya!!

:hi:

[dysfunctional press]

5. btw- wassup with hanna?

seems to be lost in the shuffle... :shrug:

[TahitiNut]

7. Here's Hanna's 5-day forecast. Cat 1.

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200808_5day.html#a_topad

[Catherine Vincent]

6. Sigh!

Poor NOLA. :(

[alfredo]

8. The season lasts until November. I'm already tired of it.

[tannybogus]

11. Hanna could cross Cuba and then enter the Gulf.

There could be 2 Gulf hurricanes within a week or so.
I'm also sure that there is probably an "I" starting.

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13. I'd hope not. Besides, it seems storms like Hanna rarely enter the Gulf

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200808_climo.html#a_topad

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14. Gustav's strengthened to a category 2 with 100 mph winds

[DemReadingDU]

15. Gustav Category 3

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/08/30/gustav/index.html

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16. Wow - it became a category 4 storm overnight

[Jacobin]

17. It just became a 4

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18. Even though intensity forecasts are dicey, consistent under prediction of storm strength is worrying