Claims News Service, Aug. 28, 3:35 p.m. EST — The Gulf Coast is bracing itself for yet another hurricane.
According to a Guy Carpenter report, Tropical Storm Gustav is located approximately 80 miles east of Kingston, Jamaica and approximately 170 miles south of Guantanamo, Cuba and packs sustained winds of around 50 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
According to the NHC, Gustav is currently moving towards the southwest at around 8 mph with tropical storm force winds extending 50 miles from the center of the storm. It is forecast that Gustav will turn towards the west later today, taking the center of the storm very close to the north coast of Jamaica, and to the west-northwest on Friday, taking a path towards the northwestern province of Granma on Cuba. The NHC says that Gustav is forecast to strengthen over the next 48 hours, with the potential to regain hurricane strength by Friday.
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