Hurricane Update: Dorian Won't Budge - 1am EDT Sep 3 2019
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WTNT65 KNHC 030456
TCUAT5
Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone
Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
AL052019
100 AM EDT Tue Sep 03 2019
...DORIAN WON'T BUDGE...
Residents should remain in shelter on Grand
Bahama Island as they
continue to experience Dorian's
eyewall.
Hazards:
- Wind Gusts to 155 mph
- Storm
Surge 12 to 18 feet above normal tide levels with
higher
destructive waves
These hazards will continue over Grand Bahama Island through today.
Settlement Point
on the western tip of Grand Bahama Island
recently
reported a sustained wind of 61 mph (98 km/h)
and a gust to 85 mph
(137 km/h).
Juno Beach Pier in
northern Palm Beach County, Florida, recently
reported a
sustained wind of 47 mph (76 km/h) and a gust to 58
mph
(93 km/h).
SUMMARY OF 100 AM EDT...0500
UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.8N
78.4W
ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM NE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA
ISLAND
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH
FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205
KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE...950 MB...28.05 INCHES
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Forecaster
Berg