Gustav Weakens To A Category 1 Hurricane

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HURRICANE GUSTAV INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 32B
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008
2 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE... CENTER APPROACHING
NEW IBERIA AND LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND
TEXAS EASTWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER, INCLUDING THE
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER TO THE FLORIDA-ALABAMA BORDER.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 2 PM CDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF
FRANKLIN LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH, AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK, THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON, THEN MOVE INTO
WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH, WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS
THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES INLAND OVER LOUISIANA.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM
THE CENTER, AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.
NEW IBERIA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 75
MPH. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 962 MB... 28.26 INCHES.
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TIDAL LEVELS IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER
OF GUSTAV CROSSES THE COAST.
GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA, SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI,
ARKANSAS AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS, WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TODAY.
REPEATING THE 2 PM CDT POSITION, 29.9 N, 91.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD NORTHWEST
NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 962
MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4
PM CDT.