(RCM Redaction)Hurricane Dorian will hit or near the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with greater wind strength, says a report from the US National Hurricane Center.
The fifth meteorological event of the current Atlantic hurricane season has maximum sustained winds of about 95 kilometers per hour, with higher gusts.
According to the forecast, the storm is expected to strengthen today, although a weakening is possible when moving across Puerto Rico.
At 5:00 AM AST (0900 UTC),Thursday the center of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 20.5 North, longitude 66.6 West. Dorian is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through Friday.
A west-northwestward motion is forecast to begin Friday night and continue into the weekend. On this track, Dorian should move over the Atlantic well east of the southeastern and central Bahamas today and on Friday, and approach the northwestern Bahamas on Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian is expected to become a major hurricane on Friday.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km).
The minimum central pressure based on earlier Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter data is 991 mb (29.27 inches).
(Elaborated with information from Prensa Latina and US National Hurricane Center (NOAA))
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