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 is poised to become a major hurricane. The latest forecast models suggest Dorian is increasingly likely threaten the Florida coast around Labor Day.

Dorian has already surprised forecast models as it largely skirted east of Puerto Rico Wednesday. Thursday’s model runs still show a high degree of variability in the forecast path of Dorian.

Recent forecast tracks and intensity trends for Hurricane Dorian have produced some potentially ominous outcomes for Florida. Many models including the highly respected the European model still suggest a potentially devastating Florida Landfall early next week.

The latest official track from the National Hurricane Center still favors a major hurricane Florida landfall on Labor Day.

One interesting model trend Thursday is the European model. It’s been consistently on the left side of the guidance envelope. The latest model ensembles favor a slower storm that could make landfall further south on the east coast of Florida. That scenario would potentially bring much higher real estate value north of Miami into play.

The latest National Hurricane Center intensity forecast for Dorian projects a Category 4 hurricane with 130 mph winds by Sunday. Dorian is a compact storm. It’s travelling over warm, open water and through a favorable low wind shear environment for the next couple of days. That will allow Dorian to intensify.  

discussion from NOAA’s National Hurricane Center

Minnesota: Mostly great Labor Day weekend

Back home our late summer weather winning streak continues. High pressure will generally bring sunny days and clear night through Sunday. Temperatures look pleasant through this weekend.

Chances for showers and thunderstorms favor northern Minnesota on Labor Day, but models are still in flux a bit on timing and location of the inbound system.

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