BULLETIN
Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 27
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052019
1100 PM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019

…DORIAN EVEN STRONGER…
…NOW PACKING 140 MPH WINDS…

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…25.5N 71.4W
ABOUT 545 MI…880 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
ABOUT 375 MI…605 KM E OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…140 MPH…220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…948 MB…28.00 INCHES

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 PM EDT (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Dorian was
located near latitude 25.5 North, longitude 71.4 West. Dorian is
moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). A slower
west-northwestward to westward motion should begin tonight and
continue into early next week. On this track, the core of Dorian
should move over the Atlantic well north of the southeastern and
central Bahamas tonight and tomorrow, be near or over the
northwestern Bahamas on Sunday, and be near the Florida east
coast late Monday.

Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the
maximum sustained winds have increased to near 140 mph (220 km/h)
with higher gusts. Dorian is a category 4 hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some additional strengthening
is possible tonight and Saturday. Although fluctuations in
intensity are possible early next week, Dorian is expected to
remain a powerful hurricane during the next few days.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles
(165 km).

The latest minimum central pressure based on data from a NOAA
reconnaissance aircraft is 948 mb (28.00 inches).