Gustav Could Slam Gulf Coast as Early as Monday

Gustav Could Slam Gulf Coast as Early as Monday

National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service

Potential Track of Tropical Storm Gustav

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Associated Press
Published: August 27, 2008

  National Hurricane Center forecasters say Tropical Storm Gustav
could turn into a major hurricane and enter the Gulf of Mexico
this weekend.  However, forecasters are reluctant
to predict its path beyond that.

    Gustav stalled in the Caribbean Wednesday, after hitting Haiti
as a hurricane.  The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm
could regain hurricane strength later Wednesday or Thursday. 
It’s expected to move slowly west-northwest.

    Jamaica has issued a tropical storm warning and also remains
under a hurricane watch along with the Cayman Islands.  A hurricane
warning is posted for parts of Cuba, including the U.S. military
base at Guantanamo Bay.

    The prospect of a storm affecting oil production in the
gulf has already forced oil priced higher.

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