Dorian remains at major hurricane strength this morning, and is now just ~ 45 miles off the coast of South Carolina.
As of 9:00 AM EDT, max sustained winds were 115 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 959 mb. Movement was to the north-northeast at 8 mph.
Track
The center of Dorian will pass very near the upper coast of South Carolina this afternoon, and very near/over the coast of North Carolina overnight/early Friday.
By the second half of the day Friday, Dorian will start to accelerate off to the northeast, away from the United States.
Intesnity
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is forecasting Dorian to start to steadily weaken at some point today.
However, it is possible Dorian could maintain category 3 intensity into tonight, which is what the GFS, ECMWF and the high-resolution hurricane models such as the HWRF are predicting.
Impacts
High winds (up to hurricane-force), storm surge and heavy rain will continue for portions the SC coast into tonight.
Hurricane-force winds, storm surge and heavy rains will being to impact NC by this evening.
Tropical storm conditions are also for southeast Virginia Friday.
There is also a tornado threat, with at least one tornado having already been reported in North Myrtle Beach, SC early this morning.
