....GUSTAV EVEN A LITTLE STRONGER AS IT CLOSES IN ON WESTERN CUBA ...

Cat 3 Hurricane Gustav at 11 am 8/30
Winds 125 mph
Moving Northwest at 14 mph
Pressure 954 mb - down

 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM THE CENTER

(source: NHC)

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"Less than 30 percent of single-family homeowners -- about 185,000 homes -- in Brevard have flood insurance, according to the latest figures available from the Insurance Information Institute, a nonprofit group that represents the insurance industry.

Statewide, fewer homeowners have flood insurance than they did last year, as some have opted to not buy it to save money, said institute spokeswoman Lynne McChristian" (source: Florida Today)