The tropical hurricane season 2008 in the Caribbean and Dominican Republic

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TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV RED ALERT FOR THE NORTHERN HAITI/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER

TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 73.7 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES…150 KM…WEST OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI AND ABOUT 120 MILES… 195 KM…SOUTHEAST OF GUANTANAMO CUBA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH…7 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. A WEST- NORTHWEST TO WEST TRACK IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…GUSTAV SHOULD PASS BETWEEN JAMAICA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF CUBA ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH…95 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH ON THURSDAY ONCE IT MOVES AWAY FROM HAITI.

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1 - TROPICAL WAVE

Tropical wave 95

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO GRADUALLY BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD.

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(Updated august 27, 2008 at 8:34am)

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