According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on August 28, 2019, the centre of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 18.8 North, longitude 65.5 West. Dorian is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). On this track, Dorian should continue to move away from the British Virgin Islands during the next several hours and then move over the open Atlantic well east of the southeastern Bahamas on Thursday and Friday. The estimated minimum central pressure is 997 mb (29.44 inches).
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 mph (130 km/h) with higher gusts. Dorian is forecast to become a powerful hurricane during the next few days over the Atlantic waters.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the centre. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km).