Weather for the Sailor

AFP - The United States girded for disaster Sunday as Hurricane Gustav plowed toward Louisiana, with over a million people fleeing the Gulf Coast and oil production all but shut off in the Gulf of Mexico.

AFP - Republican White House hopeful John McCain suspended most of Monday's first day of his nominating convention, as Hurricane Gustav sparked political turmoil as it zeroed in on New Orleans.

Reuters - U.S. energy companies shut nearly all offshore oil production and were racing to bring down flood-prone Louisiana refineries on Sunday ahead of Hurricane Gustav's landfall, which could rival the wrath of 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

Reuters - Hurricane Gustav was no longer expected to reach Category 4 strength before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Sunday.

AFP - Oil production in the Gulf of Mexico was almost completely shut down and most rigs and platforms evacuated, as Hurricane Gustav churned towards the United States, the US officials said Sunday.

Temperature: 31°C (88°F), Wind Direction: SE, Wind Speed: 18 mph, Relative Humidity: 63%, Pressure: 1006mB, Falling, Visibility: Good

Reuters - If the floodwaters rise and trap him in his home by the Mississippi River levee, carpenter Juan LeBoeuf plans to bust out through the roof with a knife.

AP - New Orleans is still home to Tamika Johnson. Never mind that it's been three years since she was forced from that city by Hurricane Katrina, or that her toddler daughter was born in Texas.

Authorities struggled to rescue about 700,000 people trapped by two-weeks of flooding that has essentially turned a swath of ...