At 1100 p.m. AST (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 19.7 north, longitude 66.0 west. Dorian is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through Friday. On this track, Dorian should move over the Atlantic well east of the southeastern and central Bahamas on Thursday and Friday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher gusts. Dorian is forecast to strengthen into a powerful hurricane during the next couple of days.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km).

The minimum central pressure estimated from hurricane hunter observations is 986 mb (29.12 inches).