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September 01, 2008

Gustav 20 miles from Port Fourchon, La.

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WTNT52 KNHC 011156
TCEAT2
HURRICANE GUSTAV TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008
700 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

AT 7 AM CDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.3 WEST OR ABOUT
85 MILES...135 KM...SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND
ABOUT 20 MILES...35 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA.

THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE STATION AT GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA RECENTLY
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 67 MPH...108 KM/HR...WITH A GUST TO 86
MPH...139 KM/HR.

$$
FORECASTER BEVEN

Posted by Margaret Saizan on September 01, 2008 at 07:19 AM in Gustav: Storm Tracking, Oceans & Waterways: Gulf of Mexico, Parishes: La. - LaFourche, States: Louisiana | Permalink

Technorati Tags: 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Hurricane Gustav, Port Fourchon Louisiana

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