Hurricane Gustav could bring five to seven inches of rain in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with possible accumulations of up to 25 inches in some places, the hurricane center in Miami, Florida, said.
At 8:00 am EDT the center of hurricane Gustav was located near latitude 17.5 north, longitude 72.0 west or about 125 km south-southeast of Port Au Prince Haiti and about 425 km southeast of Guantanamo Cuba.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) Tropical Storm Gustav grew into a hurricane Tuesday after emerging in the Caribbean, threatening Haiti with powerful winds less than two weeks after the country was hit by a deadly storm.
Gustav is expected to strengthen further becoming a major category 3 hurricane (winds greater than 110 mph)
grew stronger as it moved on a path projected to take it over Haiti on Tuesday and just south of Cuba on Wednesday, according to theNational Hurricane Center.
There will be more information in the NHC 5 am updates. It appears most models want to take Gustav south of Cuba
Hurricane Gustav is tearing through Haiti and on its way to run through Cuba and predicted to hit the West coast of Florida in a matter of days. The bad part about Hurricane Gustav is that it is predicted to be a category one or two
At 5am, the center of a strengthening Hurricane Gustav was located about 100 miles south of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The storm now has winds of 85 mph and a pressure of 984 millibars.
Gustav continued to gain strength after becoming a hurricane early today and forecasters say it could become a Category 2 hurricane before hitting Haiti's southern coast. The fast-forming storm is also on track to hit Cuba.
Oil prices rise on worries about Hurricane Gustav "It's hard to predict where Gustav will strike," said Victor Shum, an energy analyst with Purvin & Gertz in Singapore.
A Hurricane Warning Remains In Effect From Barahona In The Dominican Republic Westward To Le Mole St Nicholas Haiti. Preparations To Protect Life And Property Should Be Nearing Completion.
Gustav has gone from a tropical depression to a hurricane in less than 24 hours. The storm is located in the Caribbean right now just south of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
A woman uses a plastic bag to shelter from the rain at a bus station in Rapidly growing Hurricane Gustav headed for a collision with impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, driving many Haitians off the potholed streets of the capital.
An image showing wind speed probabilities for Tropical Storm Gustav, released by the National Hurricane Reuters - Tropical Storm Gustav reached hurricane strength as it swirled through the central Caribbean
Checked out how newly formed Gustav is doing. Needless to say, it went from Tropical Depression to Hurricane in less than 24 hours. Model projections look grim at this point.
Tropical Storm: 5 Day Forecast Map : Weather Underground I hope he weakens before he hits Louisiana! Sure looks like he is heading that way! Looks like he'll kiss Florida too! Beth.
With forecasters already talking about a Category 4 or 5 for this thing, it's not pleasant to see the direction it's pointed. Fortunately, a lot of things can change between now and whenever, wherever it arrives.
There was light rain in Haiti's capital as the sun came up this morning, but the weather's likely to get much worse as the day goes on.
The current model tracks keep it south of Cuba in the very warmest of sea surface temperatures.
It is a bit dangerous to look too far downstream, (over a week in advance), but it looks to me as though Hurricane Gustav will miss Florida all together.
Just a quick post to let you all know that we are safe and awaiting hurricane Gustav. I’m going to assume we are going to lose our internet connection so we are posting now
Hurricane Gustav grew stronger as it moved on a path projected to take it over Haiti on Tuesday and just south of Cuba on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
you might be able to gleen a bit of a suspicion that they would continue to shift the official track farther south to the solution that takes Gustav south of Cuba
Taking advantage of the warm northern Caribbean Sea waters, Gustav continued organizing overnight and now has become the season's third hurricane. Its maximum sustains winds have reached 90 mph.
Yesterday morning, Gustav was barely a tropical depression. In the past 24 hours, Gustav became a tropical storm (winds of 39+ mph) yesterday, and became a hurricane (winds 74+ mph) at 5 am today
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