Governor Jindal, who is planning to speak at the GOP convention next week might have to make other plans should Gustav head towards Louisiana. At a news conference today, Jindal said when asked about the storm "My first priority is the state of Louisiana and certainly if the storm continues to come our way, I'll be changing my travel plans". The five day cone track has the storm entering
the Gulf of Mexico.
JIndal is schedule to speak next week, the same night of the Vice President acceptance speech.
Meanwhile, hurricane Gustav is packing warnings and watches and as of 11:00 am was approaching the South Coast of Haiti. At its current speed, it is approximately one week away from threatening the US Gulf Coast. Here is the latest advisory from the NationalHurricaneCenter and the five day cone visual.
...GUSTAV APPROACHING THE SOUTH COAST OF HAITI...
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 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS ISSUED
A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...
SANTIAGO DE CUBA...AND GRANMA.A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI FROM LE MOLE ST
NICHOLAS TO THE NORTHERN HAITI/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER.
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF LAS
TUNAS AND HOLGUIN.A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA.
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
INTERESTS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN CUBA AND THE CAYMANISLANDS SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GUSTAV.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES...
80 KM...SOUTH OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI AND ABOUT 240 MILES...390 KM
...SOUTHEAST OF GUANTANAMOCUBA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR.
A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
FORECAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...AND A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
MOTION IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.ON THIS TRACK THIS HURRICANE SHOULD
MOVE OVER SOUTHWESTERN HAITI LATER TODAY AND NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF
EASTERN CUBA ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...AND ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CENTER
MOVESOVERLAND TODAY.SOME WEAKENING IS LIKELY WHEN GUSTAV MOVES
OVER HAITI...HOWEVER RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER
APPROACHES EASTERN CUBA ON WEDNESDAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES OVER HISPANIOLA...EASTERN CUBA...AND JAMAICA...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE.THESE RAINS WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR
AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.
REPEATING THE 1100 AM EDT POSITION...17.9 N...72.4 W.MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH.MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 200 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500
KPF!!!!!!!!! WHAT ABOUT THE SHRIMP AND PETROLEUM FESTIVAL IN MORGAN CITY!!!!!!!!!!! Wayne Toups is rumored to make an appearance…… And as for Pakistan? It is all in relationship to Afghanistan…… The tricky part is keeping the Chinese and the Indians out of the fracas… I would think a couple of conventional first strike bunker busters or perhaps a selection of Daisy Cutters should do the trick………. Then call the area a disaster area and move the inhabitants out……. No need to send any troops in…. I wonder what our foreign policy towards Pakistan is…… Religion shouldn’t be an issue with either the Russians (professed atheists) or the Chinese (position of state monitored religious activities if religious beliefs or customs are allowed to be practiced)… That one is in the bag…. No problem… Written by
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I'm far more worried about the collapse of the government which replaced Musharraf in Pakistan then hurricanes or increased taxes from a (as yet unelected) leftist Democratic President. Pakistan has nukes, these could fall into the Taliban's hands. Life could become far more "interesting" than it presently is. Me Cher, I'm worried about how dat Gustav ting gonna effect da Zydeco festivals dis weekend in St. Martinville and Opelousas. Dat's my concern yeah (Then again, I have destroyed many, many brain cells in my mis-spent yute). Written by kpf
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Either way we lose. We either get crushed by a hurricane or embarassed on national TV about how good Louisiana is since he took office. If I was a Republican I would rather take on the storm. The rethoric he's going to spew will hurt the party and ensure an Obama victory thus the beginning of the end. I know that's pretty heavy!!! Written by Tony G
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The passing of Fay, and the emergence of Gustav does present interesting paradigms…… I watched a group of public servants sitting around a Sunday discussion board round lamenting about probability ratios….. One person glibly said “Katrina was what, 3 years ago? And a large hurricane event comes around once every 10 or 11 years in Louisiana? I think we are relatively safe until 2011, 2012 before another one comes around. We should have plenty of time.” So there you have it folks…. Some moron, that has a slot on a hurricane protection planning board for the citizens of the State of Louisiana gambling with your life…….. I would have probably enjoyed pizzing in his face for the giggles involved in doing such a thing…….. In much the same fashion as he is pizzing in citizens faces while telling them that he has a pat hand and is willing to bet their lives that it isn’t necessary to move as fast as possible, let alone any faster on hurricane protection/wetlands restoration……. Oh sure, his sphincter is sort of drawn up right now wondering if Gustav is coming, but the reality of it is, he doesn’t care, probably lives up north in Baton Rouge or something like that, and has plenty of money to rent a Holiday Inn suite in Chattanooga if Gustav does decide to come to town…. So there you have it folks…. He probably has some kind of degree in forecasting, so that makes his lines law I suppose…… Written by
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Nahhhhh, Louisiana isn't going to get hit by Gustav.....it starts with a G, not an O through a Z...... But I can predict one thing for certain, if it increases in strenght, and it probably will, it is going to be a sad day for whoever gets hit by it......... Written by
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