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Events August 29, 2008

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    Satellite Image of Caribbean regionTropical Weather Outlook
    from TPC/National Hurricane Centre, Miami, Florida
    For the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico
    Issued at: 200 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

    THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV...LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA... AND ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA...LOCATED ABOUT 260 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

    A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE...ACCOMPANIED BY A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...
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    ADVISORY #4 Gustav moves across Jamaica
    At 5:00pm EDT today (August 28), the centre of Tropical Storm Gustav was located near Latitude 18.1 North, Longitude 76.6 West, or about 15 miles east northeast of Kingston, Jamaica or about 310 miles east southeast of Grand Cayman.


    Hurricane Gustav Advisory #3: Gustav closes in on Jamaica
    The Government of Jamaica has shut down the country as Tropical Storm Gustav closes in on the island. At 11:00 am EDT today (August 28), a Hurricane Warning remains in effect for Jamaica. The Centre of Tropical Storm Gustav was located near Latitude 17.9 North, Longitude 76.1 West, or about 45 miles (75 Kilometres) east of Kingston, Jamaica.


    Many Jamaicans take storm threat lightly
    Local supermarkets rushed to restock their shelves yesterday in hopes that more Jamaicans would begin to take the threat of Tropical Storm Gustav seriously.


    Hurricane Gustav Advisory #2: Hurricane Watch issued for Jamaica
    The Event: At 8am today (Thursday Aug. 28) The Government of Jamaica issued a Hurricane Warning for Jamaica. At 7:30 EDT. The centre of Tropical Storm Gustav was located near latitude 17.8 North…Longitude 75.6 West or about 80 miles (130Kilometres) east of Kingston Jamaica.


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