First, our weather will continue dry with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s through Wednesday.
Thursday-Saturday's forecast all depend on the two storms and their tracks, but for now I will insert a 30% chance of rain/storms for these 3 days. Temps during this period will be in the mid 80s.
Gustav is now a CODE PURPLE storm...
Here are the visible and infared satallite images of Gustav...incredible pictures! The eye is very well formed and that proves it's intensification!
Gustav has rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 Hurricane with 150mph winds at this time. The track takes it to the central part of Louisiana. However, many things could divert Gustav from it's current projected track. Take mid level winds for example, if they are strong, Gustav will slam New Olreans, if they are weak, Gustav will stall and travel west right along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans all the way to Houston!
The NHC projects these wind speeds from Gustav...
Use this wind chart in corralation with the map of the track, and you will see that after it passes Cuba, it is expected to become a MONSTER, Category 5 storm by tomorrow afternoon, and by landfall at 2pm Monday (projection), the winds will be 145mph, a Category 4. This will be a very devastating storm to say the least!
I will post on Gustav occasionally, but for up to the minute reports on Gustav and all tropical weather, click on the National Hurricane Center link on the right side of the blog...
And one last thing to think about...here is the track of Tropical Storm Hanna...currently with winds of 50mph.
Where does it go from there and will it become a hurricane? The NHC says that it will not become a hurricane in the next 5 days, but where does it go after this, no one has a sure bet just yet.
Also, Tropical Storm Ike may make an appearance soon...
One final note, the BIG GAME is tomorrow at 3:30pm on ESPN. The matchup, of course, is the Louisville Cardinals vs. the Kentucky Wildcats.
GO CARDS!
Alex C.
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