The brief relief at the pump is likely to come to an abrupt end.

Wednesday, Tropical Storm Gustav was downgraded from a Hurricane back to a Tropical Storm as it moved over Haiti.

But the storm is expected to regain strength over the holiday weekend.

Meteorologists are projecting Gustav to slam into the petroleum rich Gulf Coast and its numerous refineries.

That has already caused a spike in oil prices for the fourth day in a row and local oil distributors say now is the time to fill up!

"Folks just need to be prepared and try to purchase their gas ahead of time if possible. Stock up on food supplies and stuff like that. But the market does drive up the prices of fuel whenever storms roll in like this," says Stewart Oil Co. employee William Lorentz.

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