Tracking Tropical Storm Dorian: A hurricane watch is in effect for Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Dorian churns closer to the island. The storm is expected to pass over or near Puerto Rico and the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands later today.
Dorian is expected to be near hurricane strength by the time it approaches Puerto Rico. The storm is expected to weaken a bit as it moves over Puerto Rico's higher terrain, but meteorologists believe it will then re-strengthen slightly later this week.
According to Meteorologist Grant Gilmore, it's likely Dorian will become a Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches Florida over the weekend or Monday. The current cone of uncertainty track for Dorian includes the Tampa Bay region, South Florida and the Jacksonville area. It's too early to say how exactly Dorian could affect any of those areas. But, at this point, we're expecting Dorian to make landfall somewhere along the state's east coast -- most likely sometime on Sunday. There are still plenty of chances the track shifts or the storm's intensity changes. So, you'll want to keep monitoring the forecast. Bottom line: The storm remains several days away from a potential U.S. impact, and there remains great uncertainty regarding the exact forecast.
Meanwhile, maximum sustained winds have increased to nearly 60 mph, with higher gusts, and the storm is moving northwest at 13 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory. Dorian is about 240 miles east-southeast of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Forecasters believe Dorian will move near or to the east of Turks and Caicos and the southeastern Bahamas Thursday night and near or to the east of the central and northwestern Bahamas on Friday and Saturday.
Tropical-storm-force winds are currently extending out up to 45 miles from Dorian's center.
A hurricane watch is in effect for Puerto Rico, and tropical storm warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic -- from Isla Saona to Samana.
Here is the latest forecast from 10Weather: https://on.wtsp.com/2Zi6ZMi
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