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Gustav still bringing heavy rains and squalls to portions of Haiti

MIAMI – A tropical storm warning is in effect for Haiti from the Dominican Republic-Haiti border westward to Le Mole St Nicholas.

At 11 am edt the tropical storm watch for the north Coast of Haiti east of Le Mole St Nicholas is discontinued.

A hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning are in effect for Jamaica.

A hurricane warning remains in effect for Cuba for the provinces of Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba and Granma.

A hurricane watch remains in effect for the Cuban provinces of Las Tunas and Holguin and all of the Cayman islands.

As of 11am Tropical Storm Gustav was about 110 miles west of Port Au Prince, Haiti and about 125 miles southeast of Guantanamo, Cuba.

Gustav is moving toward the west-northwest near 5 mph/hr. A West-northwest to west track is forecast during the next day or two with a gradual increase in forward speed. On the forecast track Gustav should pass between Jamaica and the southeastern Coast of Cuba on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast once Gustav moves away from Haiti and the storm could regain hurricane strength within the next day or two.

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