Lastest information on Gastav

[JTheotonio]

Here is the latest on Gastav.  also Hanna is till a tropical storm....

AT 600 AM CDT...1100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES...
135 KM...SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 150 MILES...240
KM...SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.  THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT
20 MILES...35 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE
LOUISIANA COAST.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-
NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER WILL
CROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE
LANDFALL...WITH WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES
INLAND LATER TODAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES...370 KM.  A WIND GUST TO 63 MPH...102 KM/HR...WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED AT NEW ORLEANS NAVAL AIR STATION.

[Mark Sarsfield]

Looks like you survived the worst of it.  Now everyone will get lots and lots of rain.  We already have flood warnings for Wed. and Thurs. here in Tulsa.

[JTheotonio]

Can you send most of that to New Jersey - we are dry as a bone here and need lots of rain. I'd sure be glad to weather out any storm right now.

[Mark Sarsfield]

Hanna or Ike may oblige that request.