2:30PM EDT Update
Recon has found hurricane force winds in Hanna, and therefore Hanna Has become a Hurricane.

Tropical Storm Ike has formed from tropical depression 9 in the Central Atlantic, Advisories on Ike will begin with 5PM.

For Hanna, Hurricane Warnings are now up for the Central Bahamas, Hanna currently is moving west southwest at 5, and the forecast ahead is still very much in question all of us in the cone will want to watch it very closely.

Also a new wave 90L is now being tracked. Things are VERY busy right now in the tropics.

11AM EDT Update
Gustav has made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana.

9:30AM EDT Update
Gustav has weakened a bit to a category 2 storm still approaching the Louisiana Coastline. Tropical Depression Nine has formed in the Central Atlantic from 97L, advisories should begin at 11AM, it is moving relatively quickly and we may have to deal with that next week.. Another wave near Africa (99L) May form into a depression in the next few days.

Hanna is still moving very slowly westward with the track beyond 3 days a bit uncertain, folks in the cone will want to watch it closely as it moves slowly generally toward the west over the next 2 days.

Google Map Plot of Gustav, Hanna, and TD#9

Original Update
Thankfully, Hurricane Gustav has not strengthened overnight, but remains a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, It is about 20 miles off the coast of Louisiana right now and should make landfall shortly before approaching Lafayette and moving by New Orleans to the West. Storm surge could be anywhere from 7-14 feet depending on the location, most of the storm surge should be slightly to the east of where the storm makes landfall. Godspeed to all in the affected areas. Usually with storms of this nature news is slow to come, and you usually here from those not affected well before those that are. (After all, no power, likely dangerous life conditions take precedence)

Tropical Storm Hanna is holding its own, but fighting shear, which is keeping it from strengthening. It is moving very slowly westward, but should eventually reach an area more conductive for strengthening. Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina need to watch this one because there is a good deal of uncertainty in the forecast track now, slightly further west and the storm could affect Florida, more east, North Carolina, and the current National Hurricane Center Forecast track takes it in near Savannah at the South Carolina/Georgia border.

Graphic showing elevations of New Orleans

Emergency Management/County info
Gulf Coast Storm Alert Network
FloridaDisaster.org - Florida Emergency Management
Mississippi Emer. Management
State of Florida Division of Emergency Management/floridadisaster.org
Louisiana Emergency Management
Lousiana Evac Maps

Video/Audio Links/Webcams
NOAA Weather Radio out of New Orleans
Hurricane City - Live Audio and Video
HurricaneTrack/Mark Sudduth HIRT Team
The Storm Report Live Video Stream from Houma, LA
New Orleans Webcams
French Quarter Cam
Lake Ponchartrain Causeway
Metarie Webcam
Louisana Instacams
GregLeder Backyard webcam with battery backup
Maroonspoon multiple live coverage of Gustav New Orleans: WGNO, WWL, WDSU, WVUE (Mute individual ones to focus)
New Orleans Police Scanner (Req. Winamp)
Lousiana EM Radio Chatter
Multiple Webcams in Area from HurricaneCity

Louisiana DOT Traffic Cameras

Television/Radio
KATC In Lafayette, LA
WWL TV 4 (CBS Affiliate in New Orleans) HERE
ABC 26 TV (ABC Affiliate in New Orleans)
WDSU Channel 6 (NBC Affiliate New Orleans)
Fox 8 (New Orleans)
WTIX 690 News Radio
WWL 870 News Radio
Hurricane Now - Video reports from former CNN hurrican reporter Jeff Flock
Weathervine.com
WKRG 5 in Mobile/Pensacola
WPMI Channel 15 from Mobile

Other
NOLA - Everything New Orleans

-- Looking for more Video/Audio links for the approach areas, please let us know if you have any links/information!

Key West Long Range Radar with hint of Gustav

Storm Surge Risks with Gustav along Louisiana

Google Map Plot of Both Gustav and Hanna

Flhurricane Long Term Recording of Cuban radar mosaic
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