Gustav Becomes Hurricane South Of Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Gustav became a hurricane early today as it approached Haiti's southern coast.

The fast-forming storm is also on track to hit Cuba.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the hurricane's maximum sustained winds are near 80 miles per hour.

Haitians were told to prepare for evacuations as the storm formed Monday in the Caribbean. Haiti upgraded storm warnings to hurricane warnings along much of its coast as Gustav closed in from the south.

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