Hurricane Dorian – Day 13
Position: 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.
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