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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
(PORT OF JACKSONVILLE EXPECTS ZULU 03/0800)
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/ CHARLESTON, SC
(PORT OF BRUNSWICK IS EXPECTED TO GO YANKEE 02/1200) Coast evacuation ordered 02/1200
(SAVANNAH IS EXPECTED TO GO YANKEE 03/0800, THEN ZULU 03/2000)
WHISKEY – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 72 HOURS. ALL VESSELS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS -
PORTS OF: 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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...EYE OF DORIAN MOVING LITTLE WHILE THE HURRICANE CONTINUES TO POUND GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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LOCATION...26.8N 78.4W<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM NE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 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";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
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The Storm Surge Warning has been extended northward to Altamaha Sound Georgia.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
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The Hurricane Warning has been extended northward to Ponte Vedra Beach Florida.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
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The Storm Surge Watch and Hurricane Watch have been extended northward to South Santee River South Carolina.<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 Altamaha Sound<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"">
* Altamaha Sound to South Santee 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 Ponte Vedra Beach<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"">
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* North of Ponte Vedra Beach to South Santee River<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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> means
there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a 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 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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> means
there is a possibility of life- threatening inundation, 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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> means
that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.<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 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 26.8 North, longitude 78.4 West. Dorian has become nearly stationary
this afternoon. A slow westward to west-<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">northwestward motion is expected to resume overnight and continue into early Tuesday. A turn toward the northwest is forecast by late Tuesday,
with a northeastward motion forecast to begin by Wednesday night. On this track, the core of extremely dangerous Hurricane Dorian will continue to pound Grand Bahama Island into Tuesday morning.
The hurricane will then move dangerously close to the Florida east coast late Tuesday 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">An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft has found that maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph (230 km/h) with higher gusts.
Dorian is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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"">
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<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 150 miles (240
km). Sustained winds of 55 mph (89 km/h) with a gust to 69 mph (111 km/h) was recently reported at a NOAA Coastal Marine observing site at Settlement Point on the west end of Grand Bahama Island. A wind gust of 43 mph (69 km/h) was reported at Opa Locka
Airport near Miami earlier this afternoon.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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The latest minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 940 mb (27.76 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: Devastating 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"">
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Hurricane conditions are expected within the Hurricane Warning area in Florida by Tuesday.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
Hurricane conditions are possible in the Hurricane Watch area beginning Wednesday.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Tropical storm conditions are expected within the Tropical Storm warning area through 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 12 to 18 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 South Santee River...4 to 7 ft<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">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 office.<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...Additional 6 to 12 inches, isolated storm totals of 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 through Tuesday along the eastern coast of Florida.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">1. Recent satellite-derived wind data indicate that an elongated area of low pressure located a few hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands
has become better defined since yesterday. Although this system is currently producing limited showers and thunderstorms, 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"">
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">2. Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure located over the south-central Gulf of Mexico have become more concentrated
since last night. Recent visible satellite imagery indicates that the surface circulation associated with the low has also become better defined. Environmental conditions appear conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression is likely to form
during the next two or three days while the low moves slowly westward or west-southwestward toward the coast of Mexico. Interests along the northeast coast of Mexico should monitor the progress of this system.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 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. This system is producing persistent shower and thunderstorm
activity but does not have a well-defined<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">surface center. Some gradual development of the disturbance is possible during the next few days and a tropical depression could form while
it moves slowly northward. 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...40 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4. A tropical wave is forecast to emerge over the far eastern tropical Atlantic between Africa and the Cabo Verde Islands in a few days. Environmental
conditions are forecast to be conducive for development, and a tropical depression could form late this week or over the weekend while the system moves westward to west-northwestward.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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Next intermediate advisory at 800 PM EDT.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Next complete advisory at 1100 PM EDT.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">-
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