Hurricane Dorian becomes Cat 2, eyes Florida’s east coast as projected Cat 4

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Hurricane Dorian projected path, Thursday 11 p.m. (WINK News)

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Hurricane Dorian is expected to continue to gain strength as it moves closer toward Florida. All of Southwest Florida is still within Dorian’s forecast cone as of now.

Right now, Dorian is expected to make landfall on Monday as a Category 4 hurricane. The rate at which the storm is moving is expected to slow down which will mean more rain when it makes its way to land. There is still disagreement within our forecast models the exact impact to Southwest Florida, but the WINK News Weather Authority team is working hard to monitor and forecast this storm as it approaches the east coast.

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Hurricane Dorian projected path, Thursday 11 p.m. (WINK News)

NEED TO KNOW

As of 11 p.m. Thursday, Hurricane Dorian is gradually moving northwestward with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour, making it a Category 2 hurricane. The center is currently about 330 miles east of the southeastern Bahamas. The current location is at 23.3°N 68.4°W, and the storm is moving northwest at 12 miles per hour with minimum pressure of 997 mb.

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