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USCG PORT UPDATES: HURRICANE DORIAN IS NOW CATEGORY 2
ZULU – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 12 HOURS – PORTS ARE CLOSED. -
PORT CANAVERAL/
JACKSONVILLE/BRUNSWICK/ SAVANNAH
YANKEE – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. PORT IS CLOSED TO INCOMING VESSELS, VESSELS IN PORT MUST PREPARE TO DEPART WITHIN 12 HOURS.
– CHARLESTON, SC
(PORTS OF SAVANNAH EXPECTED TO GO ZULU 03/2000)
X-RAY – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS. The ports remain open to all commercial traffic. – PORTS OF: / WILMINGTON, NC; MOREHEAD CITY, NC
(PORT OF WILMINGTON, NC IS EXPECTED TO YANKEE 03/2200, ZULU 04/1000)
(PORT OF MOREHEAD, NC IS EXPECTED TO YANKEE 03/2200, ZULU 04/1400)
WHISKEY – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 72 HOURS. ALL VESSELS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS -
PORTS OF: NONE
SEASONAL/4 – PORT OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS: TAMPA/PORT MANATEE/ KEY WEST/ MIAMI/PORT EVERGLADES/PALM BEACH
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HURRICANE DORIAN - 1100 PM EDT Tue Sep 03 2019<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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...DORIAN CONTINUES TO LASH THE EAST COAST OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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LOCATION...28.4N 79.0W<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
ABOUT 95 MI...155 KM E OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 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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The Storm Surge Watch has been extended northward from Duck NC to Poquoson VA, including Hampton Roads.<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"">
* Jupiter Inlet FL to Surf City NC<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 Surf City NC to Poquoson VA, including Hampton Roads<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Neuse and Pamlico Rivers<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"">
* Sebastian Inlet FL to Ponte Vedra Beach FL<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* North of Savannah River to Surf City NC<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 Ponte Vedra Beach FL to Savannah River<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* North of Surf City NC to the North Carolina/Virginia border<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds<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"">
* Grand Bahama and the Abacos Islands in the northwestern Bahamas<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* North of Ponte Vedra Beach FL to Savannah River<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Jupiter Inlet FL to Sebastian Inlet FL<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"">
* The North Carolina/Virginia border to Chincoteague VA<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
* Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point southward<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A Storm Surge Warning 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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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 PM EDT (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 28.4 North, longitude 79.0 West. Dorian is moving toward
the north-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h) and a<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly faster motion toward the northwest or north-northwest is expected through early Wednesday. A turn toward the north is forecast by Wednesday
evening, followed by a turn toward the <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">north-northeast on Thursday morning. On this track,
the core of Hurricane Dorian will move dangerously close to the Florida east coast and the Georgia coast through Wednesday night. The<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">center of Dorian is forecast to move near or over the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina Thursday
through Friday morning.<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 remain near 110 mph (175 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected during the next couple of days,
and Dorian is expected to remain a powerful<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">hurricane during the next few days.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280
km).<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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The estimated minimum central pressure is 959 mb (28.32 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: Tropical storm conditions will continue on Grand Bahama Island and along the Treasure Coast of Florida for a few more hours. Tropical
storm conditions are expected to begin within<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
the Tropical Storm Warning area in north Florida and Georgia by early 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">Hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the Hurricane Warning area in Florida by early Wednesday.
Tropical storm conditions will begin within the Hurricane Warning area in the<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Carolinas Wednesday, with hurricane conditions by Wednesday night.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">STORM SURGE: Water levels should very slowly subside on Grand Bahamas Island and the Abaco Islands through tonight. Near the coast, the surge
will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.<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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Savannah River to Cape Lookout NC...4 to 7 ft<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">Volusia/Brevard County Line FL to Savannah River...3 to 5 ft
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Cape Lookout NC to Duck NC, including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds and the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers...3
to 5 ft<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Jupiter Inlet FL to Volusia/Brevard County Line FL...2 to 4 ft<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Duck NC to Poquoson VA, including Hampton Roads...2 to 4 ft<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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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 1 to 4 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"">
Atlantic Coast from Sebastian, Florida to the Georgia, South Carolina border...3 to 6 inches.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Far southeast Virginia...3 to 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 will affect the northwestern Bahamas, and the entire southeastern United States coast from Florida through North Carolina
during the next several days. These swells are <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">TORNADOES: A tornado or two are possible near the immediate east coast of Florida during the next several hours. This risk will shift to along
the immediate coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas on Wednesday into Thursday.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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ALL OTHER TROPICAL DISBURBNACES WILL BE ADVISED AM/04<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 AM EDT.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Next complete advisory at 500 AM EDT.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
– Our next scheduled update<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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