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USCG PORT UPDATES: HURRICANE IS NOW CATEGORY 3
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)
Charleston/coastal SC mandatory evacuation ordered 02/1200
WHISKEY – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 72 HOURS. ALL VESSELS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS -
PORTS OF: WILMINGTON, NC; MOREHEAD CITY, NC
(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 03/2200, ZULU 04/1400)
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...DORIAN STILL NEARLY STATIONARY BUT EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD LATER THIS MORNING......CONTINUES TO POUND GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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LOCATION...26.9N 78.4W<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
ABOUT 35 MI...55 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...120 MPH...195 KM/H<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.06 INCHES<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued north of Ponte Vedra Beach Florida 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"">
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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"">
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A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...<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"">
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A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* North of Golden Beach FL to Deerfield Beach FL<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Lake Okeechobee<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">A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">At 500 AM EDT (0900 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Dorian was located by NOAA Doppler radar near latitude 26.9 North, longitude 78.4 West. Dorian
is stationary just north of Grand Bahama Island. A slow north-northwestward motion is expected to begin this morning. A turn to the north is forecast by Wednesday evening, followed by a turn to the north-northeast Thursday morning. On this track, the core
of extremely dangerous Hurricane Dorian will continue to pound Grand Bahama Island today.
The hurricane will then move dangerously close to the Florida east coast late today through Wednesday evening, very near the Georgia and South Carolina coasts Wednesday night and Thursday, and near or over
the North Carolina coast late 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 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher gusts.
Dorian is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Dorian is expected to remain a powerful<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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 160 miles (260
km). A wind gust to 61 mph (98 km/h) was recently reported at Juno Beach Pier, Florida.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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The estimated minimum central pressure is 950 mb (28.06 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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WIND: Devastating hurricane conditions continue on Grand Bahama Island.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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Hurricane conditions are expected within the Hurricane Warning area in Florida by this evening.<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;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">In South Florida, tropical storm conditions are expected within the Tropical Storm Warning area through
today<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">, and are possible in the Tropical Storm Watch area through this morning.
Along the coast of northeastern Florida and Georgia, tropical storm conditions are expected within the Tropical Storm Warning area on Wednesday.<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 10 to 15 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 today.<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 FL to South Santee River SC...4 to 7 ft<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
North of Deerfield Beach FL to Lantana FL...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 to 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
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RAINFALL: Dorian is expected to produce the following rainfall totals through Friday:<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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Northwestern Bahamas...Additional 3 to 6 inches, isolated storm totals over 30 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">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Atlantic Coast from the Florida peninsula north of West Palm Beach through Georgia...3 to 6 inches, isolated
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Southeast Virginia...2 to 4 inches, isolated 6 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 the northwestern Bahamas, the Florida east coast, and the coast of Georgia. These swells are expected to spread northward along much of the remainder of the<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">southeastern United States coast during the next couple of days. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">TORNADOES: A tornado or two is possible near the immediate east coast of Florida through tonight.
This risk will shift to immediate coastal Georgia and the coastal Carolinas on Wednesday into<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 7<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
400 AM CDT Tue Sep 03 2019<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">...TROPICAL CYCLONE EXPECTED TO FORM LATER TODAY OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO......TROPICAL STORM
WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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LOCATION...23.5N 94.3W<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
ABOUT 220 MI...360 KM E OF LA PESCA MEXICO<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
ABOUT 245 MI...395 KM ENE OF TAMPICO MEXICO<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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The government of Mexico has issued a Tropical Storm Warning from La Pesca northward to Barra El Mezquital.<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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* La Pesca to Barra El Mezquital<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 surface winds indicate that the low pressure area located a few hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands is
becoming better defined. Associated thunderstorm<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">activity has been increasing and showing signs of organization, and a tropical depression is expected to form later today 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...90 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 a large low pressure system located over the west-central Gulf of Mexico about 200 miles east-northeast
of Tampico, Mexico, is showing signs of organization. Environmental conditions are conducive for a tropical depression to form during the next day or so while the low moves slowly westward or west-southwestward toward Mexico. Interests along the northeastern
coast of Mexico should monitor the progress of this system. A NOAA reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate the disturbance this afternoon, if necessary.
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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...80 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, located several hundred miles south-southeast of Bermuda, is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
Some gradual development of the disturbance is<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">possible during the next couple of days. Afterward, upper-level winds are forecast to become less favorable for tropical cyclone formation.
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...low...30 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
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* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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