From the National Hurricane Center 11am advisory: Hurricane Dorian is moving North-Northeast at 8mph with maximum sustained winds at 110mph.
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
- The Tropical Storm Warning has been extended northward to Fenwick Island, Delaware, and also extended northward in the Chesapeake Bay to Drum Point, including the Tidal Potomac River south of Cobb Island.
- The Storm Surge Warning has been discontinued south of Edisto Beach, South Carolina.
At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 32.5 North, longitude 79.1 West.Dorian is moving toward the north-northeast near 8 mph (13 km/h). A turn toward the northeast is anticipated by tonight, and a northeastward motion at a faster forward speed is forecast on Friday. On the forecast track, the center of Dorian will continue to move close to the coast of South Carolina today, and then move near or over the coast of North Carolina tonight and Friday.The center should move to the southeast of extreme southeastern New England Friday night and Saturday morning, and approach Nova Scotia later on Saturday.
Reports from Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds are now near 110 mph (175 km/h) with higher gusts.Slow weakening is expected during the next few days.However, Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane as the center moves near the coasts of South and North Carolina.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195 miles (315 km).The Weatherflow station at Winyah Bay, South Carolina, recently reported sustained winds of 60 mph (97 km/h) and a wind gust of 76 mph (122 km/h).Charleston International Airport recently reported sustained winds of 40 mph (64 km/h) and a wind gust of 56 mph (91 km/h).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 958 mb (28.29 inches). NOAA buoy 41004, currently located inside the eye, has reported a minimum pressure of 959.7 mb (28.34 inches).