Hurricane Dorian is tied as the second strongest hurricane to ever hit land as it attacks the Bahamas with 185 mile per hour winds.
"On this track, the core of extremely dangerous Hurricane Dorian will continue to pound Great Abaco this evening and move near or over Grand Bahama Island tonight and Monday," The National Hurricane Center advised.
"Some fluctuations in intensity are likely, and Dorian is expected to remain a catastrophic hurricane during the next few days."
Florida authorities are not taking chances, and plan to start issuing mandatory evacuations along the east coast on Monday, Labor Day.
The Hurricane Center advises people not to look only at the center of the cone of error associated with the forecast track.
"Given the uncertainty in the track forecast and the anticipated increase in size of the hurricane, a Hurricane Warning and Storm Surge Warning have been issued for a portion of the Florida east coast. It is once again emphasized that although the official track forecast does not show landfall, users should not focus on the exact track. A small deviation to the left of the track could bring the intense core of the hurricane its dangerous winds closer to or onto the Florida coast."
