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WTNT65 KNHC 031356
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Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL052019
1000 AM EDT Tue Sep 03 2019

...DANGEROUS WINDS AND LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE CONTINUING ON
GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...

Hazards:
- Wind Gusts to 140 mph
- Storm Surge 10 to 15 feet above normal tide levels with higher
destructive waves
- Extreme flooding from up to 30 inches of rain

These hazards will continue over Grand Bahama Island through much of
today.

Wind gusts to tropical storm force are now occuring along the
Treasure Coast of Florida. A Weatherflow station at Melbourne
Beach Barrier Island Sanctuary recently reported a wind gust of 41
mph (67 km/h).


SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.1N 78.6W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM N OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM ENE OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 1 MPH...2 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...954 MB...28.17 INCHES

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Forecaster Brennan