Updated Sept. 2, 2019 – 2315z
According to the National Hurricane Center’s Advisory No. 38, issued at 2100z:
At 5 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 26.8 North, longitude 78.4 West. Dorian has become nearly stationary this afternoon. A slow westward to west-northwestward motion is expected to resume overnight and continue into early Tuesday. A turn toward the northwest is forecast by late Tuesday, with a northeastward motion forecast to begin by Wednesday night. On this track, the core of extremely dangerous Hurricane Dorian will continue to pound Grand Bahama Island into Tuesday morning. The hurricane will then move dangerously close to the Florida east coast late Tuesday through Wednesday evening and then move dangerously close to the Georgia and South Carolina coasts on Wednesday night and Thursday.
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft has found that maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph (230 km/h) with higher gusts. Dorian is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Although gradual weakening is forecast, Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next couple of days.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles (240 km). Sustained winds of 55 mph (89 km/h) with a gust to 69 mph (111 km/h) was recently reported at a NOAA Coastal Marine observing site at Settlement Point on the west end of Grand Bahama Island. A wind gust of 43 mph (69 km/h) was reported at Opa Locka Airport near Miami earlier this afternoon.
The latest minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 940 mb (27.76 inches).
Airport & Equipment Information
Airport Impacts
- Bahamas – Check NOTAMs for current status.
The following facilities are ATC Zero, with no FAA staff remaining at the facility:
- BCT
- FXE
- FPR
- OMN
- SUA
- VRB
- MLB
- HWO
- EVB
- FIN
The following facilities have been reported closed:
- PMP
- PBI
- FLL
- SOUTH BIMINI IS. – MYBS
- NORTH ELEUTHERA IS – MYEH
- GRAND BAHAMA IS. – MYGW/MYGF
- ABACO IS. – MYAW/MYAX/MYAT/MYAS/MYAO/MYAM
- BERRY IS. – MYBG/MYBW/MYBC/MYBX
The following facilities are closed to air carriers and ATC Zero:
- VRB
- MLB
- MCO will pull back to hurricane level staffing at 02z tonight.
Equipment
The following equipment/services are out of service due to Hurricane Dorian, either as protective shutdowns or outages:
- ANDROS ISLAND, BH (MYAF) ECOM 134.8/298.9 MHZ. ANTENNA STOWED.
- DAYTONA BEACH, FL (DAB) RWY 07L (DAB) MALSR.
- DAYTONA BEACH, FL (DAB) RWY 25R (DBF) MALSR.
- FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (FXE) RWY 09 (FXE) LOC/GS.
- FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (FLL) RWY 10R/28L (FLL/ADI) LOC/GS/MALSF.
- FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (FLL) ASDE.
- FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (FLL) ASR.
- FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (FLL) RVR.
- GRAND BAHAMA, BH (BHF) ATCRB.
- GRAND BAHAMA, BH (BHF) RCAG (132.95/123.675/134.2/363.05 MHZ).
- JACKSONVILLE, FL (NIP) ASR.
- KISSIMMEE, FL (ISM) RWY 15 (ISM) LOC/GS/DME.
- MELBOURNE, FL (MLB) ASR/ATCRB.
- MELBOURNE, FL (MLB) ASR/MODES.
- MELBOURNE, FL (MLB) VOR/DME.
- ORLANDO, FL (MCO) RWY 17l/35R (ARK/CER) LOC/GS.
- ORLANDO, FL (MCO) RWY 17R/35L (DIZ/DDO) LOC/GS.
- ORLANDO, FL (MCO) RVR.
- ORLANDO, FL (ORL) VOR/TACAN.
- ORLANDO, FL (ORL) RCO.
- ORLANDO, FL (ORL) RTR.
- PALM BEACH, FL (PBI) ASR/TSEC.
- POMPANO BEACH, FL (PMP) RWY 15 (PMP) LOC/GS/MALS.
- SANFORD, FL (SFB) RWY 27R (FNU) MALSR.
- SANFORD, FL (SFB) RWY 09R (OOS) MALSR.
- SANFORD, FL (SFB) RWY 09L (SND) MALSR.
- TITUSVILLE, FL (TIX) RWY 36 (TIX) MALSR.
- VERO BEACH, FL (VRB) ASR/MODES.
Operators with questions can contact the ATCSCC National Operations Control Center (NOCC) at 540-359-3110.
Route Information
- ZMA WILL GO TO HURRICANE STAFFING AT 03/0000Z.
- ZJX WILL GO TO HURRICANE STAFFING AT 03/0200Z.
This will result in reduced services and increased delay for anyone in this airspace after these times.
There are no required reroutes, but operators should check the FAA Current Reroutes page for up-to-date information regarding routes.
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