More Hurricane Gusts.,..and 3 p.m. Position

WTNT52 KNHC 011955
TCEAT2
HURRICANE GUSTAV TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008
300 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

AT 3 PM CDT…2000 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 91.7 WEST OR ABOUT
20 MILES…30 KM…EAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.

DURING THE LAST HOUR…BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA REPORTED SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 56 MPH…91 KM/HR…WITH A GUST OF 91 MPH…146 KM/HR.

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FORECASTER BEVEN

Lafayette LA has had gusts to full hurricane force in the past 30 minutes…NNW 41 kts (46 mph) gusting to 65 kts (75 mph.) Latest barometer down to 28.76 and still falling rapidly…1.14 inches of rain in the past hour.

KLFT 011950Z AUTO 34044G61KT 3/4SM BR SCT009 OVC014 23/ A2876 RMK AO2 PK WND 34067/1929 PRESFR P0114 $
KLFT 011939Z AUTO 35041G65KT 3/4SM BR SCT010 OVC015 23/ A2881 RMK AO2 PK WND 34067/1929 PRESFR P0089 $
KLFT 011928Z AUTO 34045G65KT 3/4SM BR FEW008 BKN013 OVC018 23/ A2884 RMK AO2 PK WND 33065/1923 PRESFR P0067 $

Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia has also had full hurricane force gusts…
NNW at 49 mph gusting to 74 mph at 18:53z (1:53 p.m. CDT). Barometer down to 28.76 inches in last observation.

KARA 011906Z AUTO 33047G65KT 1/2SM FG SCT005 OVC016 24/23 A2876 RMK AO2 PK WND 34066/1855 P0026 TSNO $
KARA 011853Z AUTO 34042G64KT 3/4SM BR SCT007 BKN013 OVC017 24/23 A2880 RMK AO2 PK WND 34065/1834 RAB1754E14 PRESFR SLP752 P0072 T02390233 TSNO $
KARA 011840Z AUTO 33047G65KT 1/2SM FG SCT007 BKN010 OVC017 24/23 A2884 RMK AO2 PK WND 34065/1834 RAB1754E14 PRESFR P0054 TSNO $

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