UPDATED (8/29): Widget information all updated with most recent info. There is great uncertainty about where Gustav will make landfall as a result of lack clarity about the system’s interaction with a high-pressure system sweeping east across the continental US. "The models diverge tremendously over the northern Gulf due to differences in how they handle the high moving eastward across the Great Lakes region," wrote forecasters. "Needless to say… due to the model spread the track forecast is rather uncertain… And final landfall remains possible throughout the northern Gulf Coast."
Tropical storm Gustav appears to be gaining strength near Jamaica as it makes its way towards the Gulf Coast. As we’ve noted, it could have a major impact on the short-term viability of the Gulf energy infrastructure, so we’re tracking it closely.
Here, we’ve assembled some of the data from the National Hurricane Center’s data on wind speed probability into a little Google Widget that lets you compare the probability of different maximum wind speeds over the next few days.We’ll keep it updated with the latest info from NOAA.
Note: Due to a quirk in Google Docs, I could only put in data in days, so the data from 12 hours and 36 hours in the chart below is not included in the chart.
Image: National Hurricane Center
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