Data from an Air Force reconnaissance aircraft indicate that
Gustav continues to strengthen and now has maximum winds near 100
mph...155 km/hr with higher gusts. This makes Gustav a category two
hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.
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Forecaster Blake/Avila
Hurricane Gustav intermediate advisory number 21a
200 am EDT Sat Aug 30 2008
...Gustav strengthens...bearing down on the Cayman Islands...
A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the Cayman Islands...and
for the western Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio...la Habana...
Ciudad de la Habana and the Isla de Juventud. Preparations to
protect life and property in the Hurricane Warning area should be
rushed to completion.
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