The center of Hurricane Gustav is currently located about 35 miles to the north-northwest of Lafayette Louisiana. Maximum sustained winds are at 75 mph.
Current radar shows the heaviest weather is to the north of the center of circulation. This area, which contains very heavy rains and wind gusts to near hurricane force, will pass through Alexandria and central Louisiana in the next several hours. It will then head in the vicinity of Shreveport by tomorrow morning.
There are several feeder bands rotating into the system on its east side, and storms within these bands have produced isolated tornadoes today.
IR Satellite continues to show a weakening system as cloud tops continue to warm as the system moves further inland. This weakening trend will continue with the hurricane being downgraded to a tropical storm later this evening or early Tuesday morning. It then could be a depression by late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
