Hurricane Dorian remains a powerful hurricane and is currently just offshore South Carolina. Dorian could make landfall somewhere in eastern North Carolina on Thursday night, but the model guidance is still split on whether or not a landfall will occur. Dorian is already bringing hurricane conditions and storm surge to the coastal Carolinas. Hurricane Warnings and Storm Surge Warnings remain effect for most of the region, with Tropical Storm Warnings extending into southeastern Virginia and even the coast of Massachusetts.

As of 5:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, Hurricane Dorian was centered near 33.1°N 78.5°W, and was moving northeastward at about 10 mph. Maximum sustained winds were 90 knots (105 mph), with an estimated minimum pressure of 960 mb. Dorian still has an eye on both visible and infrared imagery, and it appears likely that Dorian will remain a hurricane for the next two days. However, the eye has become less well defined during the course of the day. After brushing or possibly making landfall in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina, Dorian is expected to accelerate to the northeast away from the United States while losing tropical characteristics. Even if the center does not make landfall, hurricane conditions are still expected in southeastern North Carolina from Cape Fear to the Outer Banks. Dorian or its extratropical remnants could threaten Nova Scotia and Newfoundland on Sunday.