The Gulf Coast's fate depends largely on a developing high-pressure system, whose southern edge extends roughly from the eastern Gulf of Mexico to the western Atlantic Ocean.Hurricane Gustav nears Cuba as Category 4 storm. Reuters and Jeff Franks :"Gustav ripped a deadly swath across the Caribbean and could become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity before or soon after crossing western Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The eye of the storm was near the Isle of Youth, about 155 miles east of Cuba's western tip.
Thousands of people moved to shelters in western Cuba where officials had food ready for distribution and medical teams on alert. Cuban authorities began evacuating low-lying areas and buildings in danger of crumbling in Havana as the wind began to pick up and drive rain down the city's seaside boulevards.
Gustav was moving northwest at 14 mph (22 kph) and was expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico, where offshore platforms produce 25 percent of U.S. oil and 15 percent of its natural gas.
Gustav was forecast to near central Louisiana as a Category 4 storm by Tuesday with equal or greater force than Hurricane Katrina delivered three years ago when it devastated New Orleans and killed 1,500 people on the U.S. Gulf Coast."
The eye of the storm was near the Isle of Youth, about 155 miles east of Cuba's western tip.
Thousands of people moved to shelters in western Cuba where officials had food ready for distribution and medical teams on alert. Cuban authorities began evacuating low-lying areas and buildings in danger of crumbling in Havana as the wind began to pick up and drive rain down the city's seaside boulevards.
Gustav was moving northwest at 14 mph (22 kph) and was expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico, where offshore platforms produce 25 percent of U.S. oil and 15 percent of its natural gas.
Gustav was forecast to near central Louisiana as a Category 4 storm by Tuesday with equal or greater force than Hurricane Katrina delivered three years ago when it devastated New Orleans and killed 1,500 people on the U.S. Gulf Coast."
Gustav's expected angle of approach would send the hurricane hugging the Louisiana coast, meaning it would stay stronger longer. Forecasters also fear flooding in New Orleans.
Headed for Category 5 status—the highest—Hurricane Gustav, on its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, will hit a water current infamous for supercharging storms.
Headed for Category 5 status—the highest—Hurricane Gustav, on its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, will hit a water current infamous for supercharging storms.
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