Dorian continues her destruction as she moves north. The US National Hurrican Centre issued this update on September 4 at 2am. Airline opertions are severely disrupted and passenbgers should check with their airline or airport. At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), the center of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 28.7 North, longitude 79.2 West. Dorian is moving toward the north-northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h), and a slightly faster motion toward the northwest or north-northwest is expected through this morning. A turn toward the north is forecast by this evening, followed by a turn toward the north-northeast on Thursday morning. On this track, the core of Hurricane Dorian will move dangerously close to the Florida east coast and the Georgia coast through tonight. The center of Dorian is forecast to move near or over the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina Thursday through Friday morning. Maximum sustained winds remain near 110 mph (175 km/h) with higher gusts. Some weakening is expected during the next couple of days, and Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next few days. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km). Saint Augustine Beach Pier, Florida, recently reported a sustained wind of 45 mph (72 km/h) with a gust to 52 mph (84 km/h). The minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve Unit Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 964 mb (28.47 inches).
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