Hurricane Dorian is expected to slowly move northwestward along the Florida east coast through Wednesday. Dorian will remain a dangerous hurricane, spreading impacts along and near the Florida east coast and the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina through late week. This will be a long-duration event with heavy rain, storm surge, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.
September 4th, 2019SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT…0900 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…29.2N 79.5W
ABOUT 90 MI…145 KM E OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH…165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 8 MPH…13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…963 MB…28.44 INCHES
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM EDT (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Dorian was located
near latitude 29.2 North, longitude 79.5 West. Dorian is moving
toward the north-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h), and a northwest or
north-northwest motion is expected through this morning. A turn
toward the north is forecast by this evening, followed by a turn
toward the north-northeast on Thursday morning. On this track, the
core of Hurricane Dorian will move dangerously close to the Florida
east coast and the Georgia coast through tonight. The center of
Dorian is forecast to move near or over the coast of South Carolina
and North Carolina Thursday through Friday morning.
Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher
gusts. Some weakening is expected during the next couple of days,
and Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the
next few days.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the
center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175
miles (280 km).
The minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve Unit
Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 963 mb (28.44 inches).