"'Monster' Hurricane Dorian Gains Strength As Florida Braces For Hit"

"MIAMI - Hurricane Dorian is expected suck powerful fuel from the warm waters off the Florida coast, swelling into a dangerous Category 4 storm in the coming days before it slams into the state early next week, forecasts showed on Friday.

The Miami-based National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for northwestern Bahamas on Friday and said the risk of “devastating hurricane-force winds along the Florida east coast late this weekend and early next week continues to increase.”

The storm began Friday over the Atlantic at Category 2 but was already expected to reach Category 3 later in the day, with sustained winds of at least 111 mpg (178km/h).

The entire state of Florida is under a declaration of emergency and Governor Ron DeSantis activated 2,500 National Guard troops with another 1,500 on standby."

Zach Fagenson reports for Reuters August 30, 2019.

SEE ALSO:

"Hurricane Dorian Intensifies As It Heads Toward US" (CNN)

"Hurricane Dorian Track Shifts, Increasing Risk To South Florida; May Not Make Landfall Until Tuesday" (Orlando Sun Sentinel)

"Hurricane Dorian Expected to Strengthen Into a Category 4; Prolonged Threat to Florida Increasing" (Weather Channel)

"Hurricane Dorian Is Not Your Typical Florida Tropical Cyclone" (Washington Post)

"Florida Governor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane" (The Hill)