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Alert #25 NOAA Reaffirms Dorian's Category 4 Strength

Sat, Aug 31st 2019, 11:07 PM

ALERT #25 ON HURRICANE DORIAN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SATURDAY, 31ST AUGUST, 2019 AT 9PM EDT.

NOAA AND AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REAFFIRM DORIAN’S CATEGORY 4 STRENGTH

HURRICANE DORIAN IS STILL HEADED FOR ABACO AND GRAND BAHAMA

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, WHICH INCLUDES: NORTH ELEUTHERA, ABACO, GRAND BAHAMA, BIMINI, THE BERRY ISLANDS AND NEW PROVIDENCE.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH ANDROS.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLAND WITHIN 48 HOURS

AT 8PM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DORIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 74.7 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOVERNOR’S HARBOUR, ELEUTHERA; 150 MILES EAST OF MARSH HARBOUR, ABACO; 179 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW PROVIDENCE; AND 201 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF EAST END, GRAND BAHAMA.

HURRICANE DORIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT NEAR 8 MPH AND A SLOWER WESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.

ON THIS TRACK, THE CORE OF DORIAN SHOULD BE NEAR OR OVER ABACO AND GRAND BAHAMA ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 150-MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DORIAN IS A STRONG CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

SHOULD HURRICANE DORIAN REMAIN ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK THROUGH TONIGHT, RESIDENTS IN ABACO WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT ABOUT 2AM ON SUNDAY AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AT ABOUT 11AM ON SUNDAY.

MEANWHILE, RESIDENTS IN EAST GRAND BAHAMA COULD BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT ABOUT 9AM SUNDAY AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AT ABOUT 7PM SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN IN WEST END GRAND BAHAMA AT ABOUT 7PM ON SUNDAY AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE EYE OF DORIAN IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER TREASURE CAY ABACO AT ABOUT 6PM ON SUNDAY. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD NOT BE DECEIVED BY THE LULL IN THE WINDS AS THE EYE PASSES BUT REMAIN INDOORS AND PREPARE FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE HURRICANE.

SINCE DORIAN IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AS IT NEARS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WAVES UP TO 15 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF ELEUTHERA AND ABACO ON SUNDAY AND THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN SHORES OF GRAND BAHAMA ON SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TO MONDAY MORNING.

DORIAN IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF ABACO AND GRAND BAHAMA AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT AS MODERATE TO LARGE SWELLS ARE LIKELY.

 

Hurricane Dorian Graphics
Hurricane Dorian Graphics

Sat, Aug 31st 2019, 11:06 PM

Hurricane Dorian Forecast Discussion Number 31
Hurricane Dorian Forecast Discussion Number 31

Sat, Aug 31st 2019, 10:56 PM

Hurricane Dorian Graphics
Hurricane Dorian Graphics

Sat, Aug 31st 2019, 10:53 PM

Hurricane Dorian Public Advisory Number 31
Hurricane Dorian Public Advisory Number 31

Sat, Aug 31st 2019, 10:52 PM

Summary for Hurricane Dorian (AT5/AL052019)

Summary for Hurricane Dorian (AT5/AL052019)

Sat, Aug 31st 2019, 10:52 PM

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE DORIAN MOVING CLOSER TO THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE...HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWESTERNMOST BAHAMAS...
As of 11:00 PM EDT Sat Aug 31
the center of Dorian was located near 26.3, -75.1
with movement W at 8 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 940 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

HURRICANE DORIAN UPDATES: PM's plea, Glass Window Bridge closed, LPIA open

HURRICANE DORIAN UPDATES: PM's plea, Glass Window Bridge closed, LPIA open

Sat, Aug 31st 2019, 08:39 PM

LOCAL weather forecasters predict Hurricane Dorian will make landfall early Sunday morning packing 130mph winds, storm surge and heavy rain.

PM makes final appeal to residents ahead of Hurricane Dorian

PM makes final appeal to residents ahead of Hurricane Dorian

Sat, Aug 31st 2019, 07:20 PM

In a last-ditch effort to make residents realise the severity of the potential impact of Hurricane Dorian, Dr Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister, strongly appealed to them evacuate to safer locations.