Claims News Service, Aug. 28, 3:35 p.m. EST — The Gulf Coast isbracing itself for yet another hurricane.
According to a Guy Carpenter report, Tropical Storm Gustav islocated approximately 80 miles east of Kingston, Jamaica andapproximately 170 miles south of Guantanamo, Cuba and packssustained winds of around 50 mph, according to the NationalHurricane Center (NHC).
According to the NHC, Gustav is currently moving towards thesouthwest at around 8 mph with tropical storm force winds extending50 miles from the center of the storm. It is forecast that Gustavwill turn towards the west later today, taking the center of thestorm very close to the north coast of Jamaica, and to thewest-northwest on Friday, taking a path towards the northwesternprovince of Granma on Cuba. The NHC says that Gustav is forecast tostrengthen over the next 48 hours, with the potential to regainhurricane strength by Friday.
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