Hurricane Gustav Update

Below is part of the National Hurricane Center's report at 11pm on Saturday:

"The center of hurricane Gustav was located near latitude 23.1 north...longitude 83.8 west or over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico about 90 miles...  west of Havana Cuba and about 530 miles... southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

"Gustav is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph...  and this motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.  On this track the center of Gustav is forecast to move into the central Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and then make landfall on the northern gulf coast on Monday."

Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans has ordered a mandatory evacuation.

As Gustav increased in strength yesterday (winds went from 115 mph to 150 mph), Sen. John McCain indicated that he might postpone the Republican National Convention. (Politico). Memeorandum has commentary.

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* Court Backs Insurance Companies Against Katrina Victims

* Chronicle of Katrina's Tragic Aftermath
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