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Hurricane Dorian – Day 13

Hurricane DorianPosition: 33.8N 77.4W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [045°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 100 mph [160 kph].
Wind Gusts: 130 mph [210 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 220 miles [350 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 958 mb ↓.

Currently about 70 miles [ 115 km] South of Cape Lookout, North Carolina.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for South Santee River to the North Carolina/Virginia border; Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for North Carolina/Virginia border to Fenwick Island DE; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point southward; Tidal Potomac south of Cobb Island; Woods Hole to Sagamore Beach MA; Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard MA.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Cape Fear, North Carolina to Poquoson VA; Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds; Neuse and Pamlico Rivers; Hampton Roads.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Nova Scotia.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Prince Edward Island; Magdalen Islands; Fundy National Park to Shediac; Francois to Boat Harbour.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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Tropical Storm Gabrielle – Day 3

Tropical Storm GabriellePosition: 24.3N 36.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [325°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb ↑.

Currently about 995 miles [1605 km] Northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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