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As we await the arrival of now category 4 Hurricane Gustav, we hope and pray that the people have prepared themselves for this large hurricane that is expected to hit landfall on Monday night. Some are leaving, some are staying. If this hurricane continues at the same trajectory, it will slam into Louisiana and Mississippi with force that rivals Hurricane Katrina.
In addition to our concerns for all the people who will be affected by this storm, we are also very concerned for our friend and fellow anti-jihad blogger, Jeff at Mosquewatch in Mississippi. He went through the Katrina experience just Unlike Katrina, he’s decided to stay and ride out the storm. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. Jeff sent a final message before he goes offline for a few days.
Watch and listen:
Hurricane Gustav has become a very dangerous Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 145 mph. Gustav will be swirling over western Cuba very shortly and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico tonight.
Watch the latest hurricane forecast. 
As of 2 p.m. EDT, Gustav was centered about 155 miles east of the western tip of Cuba, or very near the Isle of Youth, and moving northwest at 14 mph. This motion is bringing deteriorating weather conditions to western Cuba now with the eye of Gustav expected to pass over western Cuba this evening. Additional strengthening is likely. An unofficial observation from the Isle of Youth a short time ago indicated 140-mph sustained winds over the east coast of the island.
View the Gustav Tracker.
Extremely high winds, excessive rainfall, flash flooding, and high seas will lash western Cuba this afternoon and become worse this evening. Rainfall amounts of up to a foot are expected; local amounts of more than 20 inches are possible. Squally weather will reach as far east as central Cuba.
View the current Hurricane watches and warnings and tropical storm watches and warnings.
The forecast track continues to indicate that Gustav will swirl into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then track northwestward reaching the central Gulf Coast late Monday. Gustav will slow as it moves inland, likely unleashing excessive rainfall and devastating flooding.
View the projected path.
Meanwhile, squally weather is sweeping over the Florida Keys this afternoon and persist through tomorrow.
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