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Gustav Winds Up To 125 mph

  » Updated: Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 10:30 am Gustav Winds Up To 125 mph

MIAMI (AP) - Gustav strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane early Saturday with top sustained winds near 125 mph as it headed for western Cuba. The center said the latest data from an Air Force reconnaissance plane showed that Gustav continued to strengthen. At 11 a.m., the center of Gustav was about 185 miles east of the western tip of Cuba. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, just 6 mph shy of the Category 4 threshold. The center of Gustav was expected to move away from the Cayman Islands on Saturday morning and move over western… » More

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