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USCG PORT UPDATES: HURRICANE IS NOW CATEGORY 5
ZULU – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 12 HOURS – PORTS ARE CLOSED. -
KEY WEST/ MIAMI/PORT EVERGLADES/PALM BEACH/ PORT CANAVERAL
Palm Beach evacuation ordered 01/0800
Canaveral evacuation ordered 02/0800
YANKEE – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. PORT IS CLOSED TO INCOMING VESSELS, VESSELS IN PORT MUST PREPARE TO DEPART WITHIN 12 HOURS. – JACKSONVILLE/
Mandatory coastline evacuation 02/0800
X-RAY – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS. The ports remain open to all commercial traffic. – PORTS OF: TAMPA/PORT MANATEE/
SAVANNAH/BRUNSWICK
(PORT OF BRUNSWICK IS EXPECTED TO GO YANKEE 02/1200 // PORT OF SAVANNAH IS EXPECTED TO GO YANKEE 02/2000) Coast evacuation ordered 02/1200
WHISKEY – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 72 HOURS. ALL VESSELS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS -
PORTS OF: CHARLESTON, SC; WILMINGTON, NC; MOREHEAD CITY, NC
Charleston – mandatory evacuation order 02/1200
(PORT OF WILMINGTON, NC IS EXPECTED TO X-RAY 02/2200, YANKEE 03/2200, ZULU 04/1000)
(PORT OF MOREHEAD, NC IS EXPECTED TO X-RAY 02/2200, YANKEE 02/2200, ZULU 04/1400)
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1100 AM EDT Mon Sep 02 2019<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC WINDS AND STORM SURGE AS DORIAN INCHES WESTWARD...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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LOCATION...26.8N 78.3W<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM NE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 1 MPH...2 KM/H<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...922 MB...27.23 INCHES<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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WATCHES AND WARNINGS<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Storm Surge Warning has been extended northward along the east coast of Florida to the Flagler/Volusia
County Line.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
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The Storm Surge Watch has been extended northward along the Georgia coast to the Savannah River.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Hurricane Warning along the east coast of Florida has been extended northward to the Flagler/Volusia
County Line.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
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The Hurricane Watch has been extended northward to Altamaha Sound Georgia.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Lantana to the Flagler/Volusia County Line<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* North of Deerfield Beach to south of Lantana<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Flagler/Volusia County Line to the Savannah River<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Grand Bahama and the Abacos Islands in the northwestern Bahamas<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Jupiter Inlet to the Flagler/Volusia County Line<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* North of Deerfield Beach to Jupiter Inlet<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Flagler/Volusia County Line to the Altamaha Sound Georgia<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* North of Deerfield Beach to Jupiter Inlet<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* North of Golden Beach to Deerfield Beach<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Lake Okeechobee<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation,<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov. This is
a life-threatening situation. Persons<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">located within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous
conditions. Promptly follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life-threatening inundation<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">,
from rising water moving inland from the coastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.
Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 26.8 North, longitude 78.3 West. Dorian is moving very slowly
toward the west near 1 mph (2 km/h). A slow<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">westward to west-northwestward motion is forecast during the next day or so, followed by a gradual turn toward the northwest and north. On
this track, the core of extremely dangerous Hurricane<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Dorian will continue to pound Grand Bahama Island through much of today and tonight.
The hurricane will then move dangerously close to the Florida east coast late tonight through Wednesday evening and then move dangerously close to the Georgia and South Carolina coasts on Wednesday night
and Thursday.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Maximum sustained winds are near 155 mph (250 km/h) with higher gusts. Dorian is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Although gradual weakening is forecast, Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next couple of days.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220
km).<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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The estimated minimum central pressure is 922 mb (27.23 inches).<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">WIND: Catastrophic hurricane conditions continue on Grand Bahama Island. Do not venture out into the eye, as winds will suddenly increase
after the eye passes.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Hurricane conditions are expected within the Hurricane Warning area in Florida by late tonight or Tuesday.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
Hurricane conditions are possible in the Hurricane Watch area on Wednesday.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Tropical storm conditions are expected within the Tropical Storm warning area today and Tuesday, and are possible in the Tropical Storm watch
area by tonight.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">STORM SURGE: A life-threatening storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 18 to 23 feet above normal tide levels in areas of onshore
winds on Grand Bahama Island. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves. Water levels should very slowly subside on the Abaco Islands during the day.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland
from the shoreline. The water could reach the<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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Lantana to the Savannah River...4 to 7 ft<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
North of Deerfield Beach to Lantana...2 to 4 ft<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Water levels could begin rise well in advance of the arrival of strong winds. The surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.
Surge-related flooding depends on the how close the center of Dorian comes to the coast, and can vary greatly over short distances. For information specific to your area, please see products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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RAINFALL: Dorian is expected to produce the following rainfall totals through late this week:<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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Northwestern Bahamas...12 to 24 inches, isolated 30 inches.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Central Bahamas...Additional 1 to 3 inches, isolated storm totals of 6 inches.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Coastal Carolinas...5 to 10 inches, isolated 15 inches.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Atlantic Coast from the Florida peninsula through Georgia...4 to 8 inches, isolated 10 inches.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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This rainfall may cause life-threatening flash floods.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">SURF: Large swells are affecting east-facing shores of the Bahamas and the Florida east coast, and will spread northward along the southeastern
United States coast during the next few days. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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TORNADOES: Isolated tornadoes are possible this afternoon into tonight along the immediate coast of east-central Florida.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">1. Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a low pressure system located about 300 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to
show signs of organization. A tropical depression is expected to form during the next day or so while the system moves generally northwestward across the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Locally heavy rainfall will be possible over the Cabo Verde Islands today.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">2. A broad area of low pressure located over the south-central Gulf of Mexico is producing a wide area of showers and thunderstorms. This system
has become better organized since yesterday, and a tropical depression could form during the next few days while the low moves slowly westward across the south-central and southwestern Gulf of Mexico toward the coast of Mexico.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3. A trough of low pressure is located several hundred miles south-southeast of Bermuda. Although the associated showers and thunderstorms continue
to show signs of organization, the system<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">does not have a well-defined surface center. Gradual development of this system is possible during the next few days while the disturbance moves
slowly northward or north-northwestward. Interests in Bermuda should monitor the progress of this disturbance.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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NEXT ADVISORY<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM EDT.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Next complete advisory at 500 PM EDT.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
– Our next scheduled message<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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