The projected path of Hurricane Dorian is shifting closer to the Florida Coast.

[crazytown]

Hurricane Dorian is going to come very, very close to Florida
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/09/hurricane-dorian-is-going-to-come-very-very-close-to-florida/



Listening to a BBC interview with NOAA official, each revision over the last 12 hours has been moved further left.

[dewsgirl]

1. I'm one of those that lives right on the east coast

Of Florida, the further left this monster goes, the more terrifying it is. I wish it would take that damned turn already.

[crazytown]

2. It has been sitting on top the Bahamas for 15 hours

I can't imagine what those people are going through.

[dewsgirl]

8. I feel awful for anyone in the path of

this hurricane. It sounds like they are really having a unimaginable time.

[malaise]

21. WIth 15 more hours to go

Bangs head.

[Lochloosa]

3. Jacksonville FL here. I'm with you on this one.

[dewsgirl]

9. Vero Beach here, which has been featured heavily on

The Weather Channel the last couple days(never good). Stay safe.

[malaise]

22. Where is Jim Cantore?

Stay safe

[Sancho]

25. Looking for his fan...

[redstatebluegirl]

26. That is what my husband always asks during tornado season here in Oklahoma.

If Jim Cantore is in OKC, we need to find a safe place underground....

[malaise]

30. He's usually the last warning to get out

Ha

[dewsgirl]

33. He was in Stuart yesterday, about 45 minutes south

Of here.

[lark]

35. Saw him this am, think he was around West Palm Beach area.

???

[jb5150]

34. I'm right below you ...

in Flagler County.

[OneBlueDotBama]

4. They Make the Big Bucks...

For their expertise, thing is they have egos as well, common in any form of scientific discussion. I do see the NHS slowly walking back their prediction, with Dorian may hit the coast of Florida. I'm sure every one has their favorite model and the consensus conferences dealing with the official track.... must be "interesting".

I hope Canada, Mexico the UK, all have resources packed & ready to hit the Bahamas when they airstrips have been surveyed and an OK to land is approved.

[triron]

5. Need the Red Cross and arms of the UN to help.

[mnhtnbb]

6. I heard this am that the airport at Freeport (Grand Island) was under 5 feet of water already

and the eye of the hurricane has not yet reached Freeport. Then there's the other side yet to come once the eye passes by. Grand Bahama island is going to be completely devastated.

[OneBlueDotBama]

11. I've flown into...

a few of the smaller strips on various cays, in a small private aircraft. Many are not far from the beach, most are at or a few feet above sea level. C-130's can land almost anywhere that's semi clear...they don't need much runway to operate safely from.

[mnhtnbb]

13. Getting the San Juan airport up and running after Hurricane Maria took over a week.

Distribution of supplies from there to the rest of the island was a nightmare.

https://money.cnn.com/2017/09/26/news/puerto-rico-flights/index.html

The Bahamas are lots of little islands spread out over miles and miles. It's going to be a logistical nightmare to get supplies to people and clean up.

[OneBlueDotBama]

15. My assumption is...

It would depend of what heavy equipment is available, like runs and having the transportation & fuel to get equipment to landing strips.

Call the pros from the many humanitarian aid orgs, they can clear a runway in a jungle to get C-130's in and out in hours.

I'm sure Wall Street will send it their troops to protect the banks....

[jpak]

7. The latest GFS run has the eye wall coming ashore just south of Daytona

https://www.windy.com/?gfs,2019-09-04-05,29.507,-74.290,6

The Euro model keeps it just offshore FL, GA and SC making landfall on Cape Hatteras

The GFS has it in the Gulf of Maine next weekend making landfall in Nova Scotia (Yarmouth)

Te Euro model has it making landfall on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland (St. John's)

[mnhtnbb]

12. Oh, man. Hugging the coast from Jacksonville to Charleston.

Scary!

[underpants]

18. Yep. Looks like it's going to scrape the coast line

Oh this could be a real mess.

[NickB79]

29. So just chewing the coastal cities up?

That's gonna cost billions in damages.

[NewJeffCT]

10. good thing we've diverted FEMA money

to pay for the Border Wall

[smirkymonkey]

14. Grrrr!

Stupid, selfish motherfucker!

[malaise]

23. Clearly the wrong border

Should have been the one near the Atlantic

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

28. Yes.

I mean, who needs to rebuild after a natural disaster? Isn't keeping out unwanted immigrants far more important?

In reality, the rebuilding could use immigrant labor.

[safeinOhio]

31. Oh hell yes.

Dry wall hangers will be in great demand after the flood water is gone.

[Baclava]

16. Losing energy, getting ready to turn?, Cat 4 now

Location: About 30 MI...NE of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
About 110 MI...E of West Palm Beach FL
Max Sustained Winds...155 MPH...
Movement:...W at 1 MPH...
Pressure...922 MB...

[crazytown]

17. Hopefully.

These slow moving bastards are unpredictable.

[Baclava]

19. Bahama live cams:

[crazytown]

20. Fuk !

[yaesu]

24. its a complete flat island, just no place to escape to. nt

[yaesu]

27. its losing strength, at a virtual stall, it should make it nw to north swing soon. nt

[certainot]

32. the recent hourly update shows going from W to NW but could be just a wobble

and the model that had been showing a hit on fla went back out to sea