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An infrared satellite image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Monterey, Calif., shows Tropical Storm Gustav in the Gulf of Mexico at about 10 p.m. EDT, Aug. 31, 2008. National Guard personnel have been working with local, state and federal officials to evacuate New Orleans and prepare for the storm.

GUSTAV IN THE GULF

An infrared satellite image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Monterey, Calif., shows Tropical Storm Gustav in the Gulf of Mexico at about 10 p.m. EDT, Aug. 31, 2008. National Guard personnel have been working with local, state and federal officials to evacuate New Orleans and prepare for the storm.

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