Gustav is now listed as a Category 3 hurricane... time to GO!

[XemaSab]

[Suji to Seoul]

1. How warm is the Gulf this year? Will it Balloon like Katrina and Rita did?

If so. . .goodbye New Orleans permanently!

And let's see how quickly that asshole Chimp screws it up again if it happens!

[Bluebear]

3. 'When storms like this get in the right place they go crazy, just like Katrina and Rita did'

Gustav is fast becoming a very dangerous hurricane. Over open water now, the storm will enrich itself with heat energy stored in the ocean. The intensification process could happen very fast with sustained winds climbing past 115 miles per hour Saturday. That would make it a potent Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. When storms like this get in the right place they go crazy, just like Katrina and Rita did three years ago. That's not saying this storm will achieve the same magnitude as those two brutes, but Gustav could reach Category 5 for a time once it's over the central Gulf.

Gustav is going to hit extreme western Cuba hard this weekend, then strike the central Gulf Coast early next week. Right now, we feel ground zero is central Louisiana, which is somewhat farther west of where Katrina made landfall.



http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=forecastfox&traveler=0&article=0

[XemaSab]

4. I think it just WENT crazy

It was a Cat 1 like, 4 hours ago, then there was an update at 2 EST announcing it was a Category 2, now it's listed as a 3. :o

[lapfog_1]

2. That was fast... and it won't hit the really hot water until Sunday afternoon. - n/t

[Wednesdays]

5. Agreed...everyone in the danger path in Louisiana--evacuate now!

And even if you're not in the direct path, still stay alert.