Dorian is now moving away from Florida.
6 PM EDT advisory info
As of the 6 PM EDT intermediate advisory, Dorian had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, a minimum central pressure of 961 millibars, and was tracking to the north-northwest at 8 mph.
Track
Dorian will turn north tonight, then northeast tomorrow.
The center of of the storm will pass very near, if not over, coastal South Carolina and North Carolina tomorrow through Friday.
Intensity
Dorian is currently a category 2 hurricane. The official forecast is for a gradual decrease in intensity starting tomorrow afternoon, but for Dorian to remain a category 2 through Friday.
However, it is very possible Dorian could briefly regain major hurricane strength (category 3 or higher) over the next 12 – 24 hours.
Impacts
Tropical-storm-force winds, a storm surge of 3 – 5′, and heavy rain will continue to occur in northeast Florida into the overnight, and across coastal Georgia through at least tomorrow morning.
For SC and NC, hurricane-force winds, a storm surge of 5 – 8′, and heavy rain will occur tomorrow/Friday.
Also, with Dorian now forecast to pass very near/over coastal SC/NC, high winds and a storm surge of 2 – 4′ are now expected for southeast Virginia Friday.
