Gustav moving faster than expected


As you can see the hurricane is well past Cuba and is still tracking for the central Louisiana coast. Landfall is now expected Monday afternoon which puts it about 12 hours earlier than previous predictions. It could still hit anywhere between Mississippi and East Texas, but the steering currents have not developed and its rapid movement suggest it will stay on its present course.

This site has a round up of news on the hurricane. Click on the image above for a larger view. It is a hot link so it should be updated throughout the day. A tracking map of the storm is here.

My relatives in Lafayette plan to ride it out so I may have more reports as long as their power stays on.

CNN covers the storm and the evacuation process which includes chartered flights out of the area into Tennessee. Louisiana has a very proactive governor this time in Jindal and even Nagin is showing a sense of urgency in evacuating the population of New Orleans.

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