Hurricane Dorian remains a dangerous category 4 storm, just shy of category 5 strength with maximum sustained winds at 150 miles per hour. The storm is moving in a westerly direction at 8 miles per hour. The Bahamas are under the gun for life-threatening storm surge and devastating winds. Current location of Dorian is some 385 miles east of West Palm Beach.
As of the 2 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center:
LOCATION...26.1N 73.9W
ABOUT 205 MI...325 KM E OF GREAT ABACO IN THE BAHAMAS
ABOUT 385 MI...625 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 INCHES