7:00 AM | ***Hurricane Dorian remains nearly stationary this morning...should resume movement later this morning***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the NYC metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, warm, highs in the lower 80’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, lows in the upper 60’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the late day storms can be strong, mid-to-upper 80’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong, lower 60’s for overnight lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, much cooler, mid 70’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cool, breezy, chance of showers, lower 70’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, a bit warmer, upper 70's
Sunday
Partly sunny, nice, mid-to-upper 70’s
Discussion
Hurricane Dorian continues to remain nearly stationary this morning just north of Grand Bahama Island and should resume a slow northwestward movement later this morning. From later today into Wednesday, Hurricane Dorian should turn north-northwest and run parallel to the east coast of Florida as it picks up some forward speed and then it'll close in on the Carolina coastline by Thursday. After that, Hurricane Dorian will likely pass well to the east of the Mid-Atlantic coastline from Thursday night into Friday with its greatest impact limited to coastal sections of Long Island and southeast CT. As Hurricane Dorian has been nearly stationary over the past day or so, upwelling has increased underneath its center and this has brought cooler waters to the sea surface. In turn, the cooler sea surface temperatures have resulted in a weakening of the hurricane from a category 5 system to category 3 now with max sustained winds at 120 mph. Much cooler air arrives here later this week and it'll be rather pleasant heading into the upcoming weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com