NOAA update: Dorian is now a Category 4.

[mia]

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Update Statement:

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WTNT65 KNHC 310027
TCUAT5

Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052019
830 PM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019

...DORIAN STRENGTHENS TO A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...

Data from the NOAA Hurricane Hunters indicate that Dorian has
strengthened to an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane with
maximum sustained winds near 130 mph (215 km/h). This increase in
intensity will be reflected in the forecast issued at 1100 pm EDT
(0300 UTC).

SUMMARY OF 830 PM AST...0030 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.3N 71.0W
ABOUT 400 MI...645 KM E OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
ABOUT 575 MI...925 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.05 INCHES

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Forecaster Cangialosi/Latto

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT05/refresh/AL052019_wind_probs_34_F120+png/234529.png

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1. Watching the weather channel now.

Could become a Cat 5, but nobody knows.

[Leghorn21]

2. Holy f, I just sent my brother the Cat 3 update an hour ago

Have mercy

[mia]

7. Can't take my mind off of Dorian.

I live in Miami and have relatives throughout Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. We're all preparing as best as we can.

It seems like there is no refuge from this storm.

[Leghorn21]

8. So so sorry, this is - really ominous, mia

No, if you’re in Miami, I doubt you’re thinking about much else!!!

Keep us posted please from your Florida perch

[Volaris]

13. Yeah, and if its westward speed is only 10 mph and that doesn't change,

Its gonna sit over the gulf stream for a good little bit, and pick up more heat energy before it moves to the coastline...that's real bad...

[NightWatcher]

3. I really need this thing to turn North a little sooner than they think right now.

This storm is a beast and needs to go screw off in the Northbound Atlantic and leave us alone.

As it is now, we're in trouble in FL.

[drray23]

6. Yes indeed.

If it turns too late and go up the coast hugging it, it's going to be devastating. I'm also prepping ( at north Carolina's borders) because it might yet turn a bit more and get us..

[world wide wally]

4. What record is it breaking?

[Lochloosa]

11. None that I'm aware of.

[malaise]

5. Batten down folks

and stay safe

[mia]

9. Expect some Hurricane Dorian evacuation announcements tomorrow, DeSantis says

Problem is, where should people go? At this point I'm thinking of going to a parking garage and camping out in my car. The roads out of Dodge will be a nightmare.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expects evacuation announcements in some Florida counties, including Palm Beach, Brevard, St. Lucie, Indian River and Martin, to be issued Saturday. Tolls are expected to be...

As Hurricane Dorian’s potential track toward Florida narrowed Friday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expects evacuation announcements in some of Florida’s most threatened counties to be issued Saturday.

But he didn’t wait to warn that people should heed those orders when they arrive.

“If you are in an evacuation zone and there is a mandatory evacuation order, please heed that call,” DeSantis said at the state Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, flanked by state Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz and National Guard Adjutant General James Eifert. “There is a danger to your life if you remain in these evacuation zones.”

Link to tweet

[mia]

10. Mandatory evacuations just ordered for Brevard and Martin Counties in Florida for the barrier island

[Lochloosa]

12. Go sit in a waiting room at a hospital. They are rated for a big storm.

And they have generators and food.