Category 4 Hurricane Dorian will pass over or near portions of the norther end of the Bahamas Sunday, and may bring tropical storm-force winds to the Florida Coast. A tropical storm watch has been issued for the Floridan coast from Deerfield Beach, just north of Palm Spring, north to Sebastian Inlet, south of Cape Canaveral.
The National Hurricane Center says Dorian's satellite image demonstrates the classic hurricane shape, as it continues its way to warm Gulfstream waters.
"The eye has remained very distinct and is surrounded by a ring of very deep convection," the hurricane center said. "Dorian is forecast to move over a deep layer of very warm waters, and with the prevailing low shear along the hurricane's path, some additional strengthening is possible during the next day or so."
Impressive radar image of Hurricane #Dorian from the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from the eye. The NOAA and Air Force Reserve aircraft are both in #Dorian collecting critical data. The hurricane remains at category four strength. Latest here: https://t.co/14zAQHyiEh? pic.twitter.com/L9o40pAQsx
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic)
August 31, 2019 Forecasters say the believe the steering currents pushing Dorian west will weaken over the next day or two, and then a trough of low pressure will form over the eastern U.S., allowing Dorian to move more north-northwest by Tuesday, before the center of the storm reaches Florida. However:
"The uncertainty in the track is high while the hurricane is moving slowly across the northwestern Bahamas and near the east coast of Florida. Any deviation of Dorian's core to the left would result in an increase in the winds along the east coast of Florida."
