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The wave heights reported by the buoys to the north and east of Gustav indicate that the storm will deliver on its potential of a very high storm surge. As of late evening, the buoys were reporting waves of 25-26 ft north and east of the center. Another buoy, very close to New Orleans, was already reporting a wave height of 11 ft. Keep in mind, the center of the storm is still 200 miles SSE of New Orleans.

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“This is worse than a Betsy, worse than a Katrina,” Nagin said.

by Leslie Williams, The Times-Picayune

Saturday August 30, 2008, 8:21 PM

Mayor Ray Nagin late Saturday warned that Gustav is the “mother of all storms” and ordered a mandatory evacuation for the West Bank of New Orleans for 8 a.m. Sunday and noon for the East Bank.

“We want 100 percent evacuation,” said Nagin. “It has the potential to impact every area of this metropolitan area.

Katrina had a footprint of about 400 miles, he said. Gustav is about 900 miles and growing, Nagin said.

“This is worse than a Betsy, worse than a Katrina,” Nagin said.

The mayor speculated that Gustav is so fierce Baton Rouge likely will experience 100 mph winds.

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Residents wait to board buses and trains to evacuate New Orleans, Louisiana, ahead of Hurricane Gustav, August 30, 2008 (Reuters)

 

Lines of people wait for buses and trains to evacuate them from the city at the Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana. (AFP/Getty Images/Mario Tama)

 

 

Traffic backs up along westbound Interstate 10, as residents of the New Orleans area evacuate due to the threat of Hurricane Gustav, Saturday morning Aug. 30, 2008, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brian Lawdermilk)

 

Sat Aug 30, 3:52 PM ET

NBC News and news services

updated 7 minutes ago

NEW ORLEANS – Around a million people took to Gulf Coast highways Saturday, boarding up homes and businesses and fleeing dangerous Hurricane Gustav by bus and automobile as the season’s most powerful Atlantic storm took aim at Louisiana.

At 5 p.m. ET, a hurricane watch was issued along the coast between High Island, Texas, and the Alabama-Florida border — an area that includes New Orleans. A watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within 36 hours.

Even forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami were surprised at how quickly Gustav gained strength as it charged over Cuba. It went from a tropical storm to a Category 4 in about 24 hours, and was likely to become a Category 5 — with sustained winds of 160 mph or more — by Sunday.

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