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..DORIAN HEADING FOR PUERTO RICO...

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico. There's also a Tropical Storm Warning for Puerto Rico, as well as for Vieques, Culebra. the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic from Isla Saona to Samana. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Dominican Republic from Samana to Puerto Plata

Tropical Storm Dorian is centered as of 8 p.m. AST/EDT about 300 miles (480 km) southeast of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It's moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue through tonight, followed by a turn toward the northwest on Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center will move across the northeastern Caribbean Sea tonight, pass over or near western and central Puerto Rico on Wednesday, move near or just east of eastern Hispaniola Wednesday night. then move near or to the east of the Turks and Caicos and the southeastern Bahamas on Thursday Night and Friday.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center. Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours, and Dorian is forecast to be near hurricane strength when it approaches Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Some weakening is expected after Dorian moves across the higher terrain of Puerto Rico Wednesday night. Dorian is expected to gradually re-strengthen on Thursday and Friday while passing near or to the east of the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas.

Dorian is expected to produce the following rainfall accumulations:
Martinique to Saint Vincent...3 to 6 inches, isolated 10 inches.
Grenadines to Grenada...1 to 3 inches.
Guadeloupe to Dominica...1 to 4 inches.
Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic...4 to 6 inches, isolated 8 inches.
Virgin Islands and Haiti...1 to 3 inches, isolated 4 inches.
Bahamas...2 to 4 inches.
Florida...3 to 5 inches, isolated 7 inches.
This rainfall may cause life-threatening flash floods.

For the very latest information, go to www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Dorian

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