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Sat Aug 30 2008 12:38 AM

Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna

Gustav is approaching the deep hot water at 81W, and is already growing a thick deep red (or white) band on satellite in the entire NW quadrant which is now over that area. These are the beginnings of rapid intensification and the pressure bombing out.

http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/2008/loopcurrent_aug24.png

edit by redingtonbeachguy -- thanks lunkerhunter. I put together an outline in a few messages below this so folks might understand it all a bit better. I'm sure the mets here will be discussing it too.

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