AS MOTORISTS HAVE OBVIOUSLY NOTICED, GAS PRICES ARE, ON AVERAGE, ABOUT SIX CENTS A GALLON HIGHER THIS WEEK THAN LAST WEEK IN VIRGINIA. CRUDE OIL PRICES ARE ALSO RISING AND THAT’S HAVING AN IMPACT ON WHAT PEOPLE PAY AT THE PUMPS. ANALYSTS SAY GAS PRICES HAVE JUMPED BECAUSE OF A STRONG DEMAND FROM MOTORISTS OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. PLUS, REFINING CAPACITY WILL BE STRETCHED THIN IN THE COMING WEEKS. TRIPLE A SPOKESWOMAN WINDY VAN CUREN CAUTIONS US THAT WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET. HURRICANE SEASON IS STILL ALIVE AND KICKING.