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Than half an hour from now. let's check in with msnbc meteorologist michelle grossman. we just heard from the local mayor with mariana atencio that the next couple hours are going to be critical as they watch and see what they do next. >> you can bet we'll be watching it minute by minute, hour by hour. as you know since last monday this has been unexpected and inconsistent so certainly going to watch for that northward turn we are betting on over the next several hours. certainly keeping our eyes on it. let's talk about what is happening now in the bahamas. this is sort of a two-part story. wh...

Hurricane center, as it loses a little strength, the wind field is going to widen. you can still have a lot of damage. don't pay attention to the category, pay attention to the winds. we have hurricane warnings north of west palm beach. we've got watches up to the florida/georgia border. we even have tropical storm watches inland. the theme parks are closing at around 3:00 this afternoon to make sure people are out of harm's way. here's the path, by tomorrow afternoon or evening, 8:00, category 4 storm. by wednesday, it starts to make that turn and then pushes up in toward the carolinas. could...

That is good news. terrible news for the bahamas. i want to mention that. good news for florida because the slower pace gets the steering currents in place. there's a lot of folks up and down the coast who want to know what is happening. we will not know until the turn take place. we have the hurricane watches and warnings in place. listen to your local officials and evacuate and heed the warnings. we could see gusty winds as early as today. >> michelle grossman tracking dorian. thank you so much, michelle. for more in the storm region, joining me is the spokesperson for the american red cross...

Islands, right there, this is visible satellite image. it's what the satellite in the atmosphere looks down and sees the storm. so this is infrared, and you can see on this, with the track, just this little bit of a northwesterly jog, but it's back on its west track. also, the forward movement is down to 5 miles-an-hour. so it is slowing its forward momentum. that is probably an indication that the steering currents are beginning to break down a little bit and eventually it is going to make the right-hand turn. this is tomorrow 2:00 p.m., the official forecast continues to pull it very close t...

Beach erosion. it also gives the environment surrounding the storm time to make up its mind what steering currents will be dominant. and right now, if we have a landfall near those time periods, even within the time frame, we may have a system where different elements of the atmosphere are pulling or pushing and it may sit. >> sitting is hard. especially on land that is already saturated and doesn't have a very good water table in terms of taking more. look. you're the only good news right now for an optimist. you've got time between now and then. and they'll get more information. we'll know m...