000 WTNT52 KNHC 011359 TCEAT2 HURRICANE GUSTAV TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008 900 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 AT 9 AM CDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.5 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES...135 KM...SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 15 MILES...35 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF COCODRIE LOUISIANA. DURING THE LAST HOUR...THE NAVAL AIR STATION AT BELLE CHASSE LOUISIANA REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 73 MPH...117 KM/HR. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN