Dorian to be major hurricane before potential Florida landfall, forecast says

[soryang]

Dorian to be major hurricane before potential Florida landfall, forecast says
By BRETT CLARKSON and TONYA ALANEZ
SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL |
AUG 28, 2019 | 10:52 PM

Dorian is now exceptionally well-formed and is expected to be a major hurricane as it approaches Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. update.

Landfall on Sunday or Labor Day as a Category 3 is increasingly likely, forecasters say. But it is difficult to say where Dorian will strike, therefore all of Florida is in the cone...

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As Dorian leaves the Caribbean Sea and travels into the deeper, warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, it is expected to absorb energy and intensify.

Factors that can help the hurricane to intensify include very warm ocean waters, little wind shear, not much dry air, and open sea between its current location and Florida.

“Plan for a Category 3 but it’s always healthy to plan for one up just in case,” Ken Graham, director of the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, said Wednesday.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/fl-ne-hurricane-dorian-track-florida-20190828-4e5wysuk7nfrnikslra2buohxi-story.html

[steve2470]

1. Latest estimate calls for Dorian to hit Florida Monday morning

Of course, it's very early and it might not make Florida landfall at all.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/144746.shtml?cone#contents