[#NerdTweet] Using vortex-mean soundings from GFS between 8pm last night to 8pm tonight, upper-level winds at 200-300 hPa weaken substantially, which should result in less dry entrainment into #Dorian today and tonight, allowing the eye to organize better.…

Two reconnaissance aircraft are en route to Hurricane #Dorian with the intent of assessing its intensity by 8:00am EDT. We have not had direct measurements since midnight. Live data from both planes available here: https://t.co/BK4OQ0MJkl

BREAKING — Russia Defense Ministry says Assad regime will implement a unilateral ceasefire in Idlib beginning on Saturday - Sky News

Turkish Army shooting at Syrians trying to cross into Turkey #Turkey #Syria https://t.co/TamPEwss9w

Exclusive: Amid crisis, China rejected Hong Kong plan to appease protesters - sources https://t.co/ChyP82nQcP

Given the large drop in OHC #Dorian will encounter in ~24 hrs, its current intensity, forward movement, & despite lowering shear in this period, I think #Dorian's rate of intensification may level off sometime tonight &/or tomorrow. This is what the HWRF…

Hurricane Dorian's winds have increased to 110 MPH, just 1 MPH shy of being considered a category 3 major hurricane. Further intensification is likely over the next 48 hours and storm is expected to near Florida Monday or Tuesday. https://t.co/N4VavFepMP

HK Police: walking around Hong Kong tomorrow may result in arrest, if we suspect that you are actually engaged in protest. I am sure that businesses and shops around town are hugely pleased about this. #hongkong #HongKongProtests #antiELAB https://t.co/VuxMxZYsFn

She’s off ! HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Portsmouth. ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩

#Dorian is continuing to intensify this morning w/ recon finding extrapolated MSLP ~970 hPa in their first leg thru the center. As was also true yesterday, this is close to what the short range HWRF & HMON forecast during this recon pass, offset by a few…

Intense IDF traffic over southern #Israel. https://t.co/BEHV0zmdxI

Latest power outage forecast for the state of Florida calling for *at least* 7.5 million people to be without power from Hurricane #Dorian. These numbers will continue to increase. Dorian's slow impact to the state will only serve to extend how long people…

Annotated diagram of the failed launch yesterday at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport, #Iran, just south west of #Semnan. Imagery was captured at 0648 UTC yesterday morning. This was the third attempt of the #Iranian regime to launch a satellite. The other pad…

Latest power outage forecast for the state of Florida calling for *at least* 7.5 million people to be without power from Hurricane #Dorian. These numbers will continue to increase. Dorian's slow impact to the state will only serve to extend how long people…

New microwave pass over #Dorian reveals a strong inner core w/ multiple concentric bands in the NE quad. While #Dorian could continue intensifying, this Fibonacci spiral look often predisposes TCs to more frequent eyewall replacement cycles, potentially hindering…

4 Palestinians arrested after infiltrating from #Gaza with grenades and knives

Two USAF B-2 stealth bombers escorted by F-35A Joint Strike Fighters over the UK Thursday https://t.co/wzuZyHYdV0

Some absolutely incredible photos of MYTEE 11 and 12 in formation with 2x F-35 Lightning’s heading out over the sea near Folkestone earlier this afternoon. Pics used with permission of https://t.co/sBfYLiZ9TY #AvGeek #RadioGeek #Stealths #F35

Not often you see over £1.4 billion worth of aircraft over Dover

#Dorian - which was stretched out from SE to NW for days - is now stretched out pretty much east to west - if the turn to the west hasn't happened it will soon

A vortex message from a USAF plane in #Dorian says that the pressure has fallen, down to 972mb, and the difference of temperature between the outside and inside of the eye has risen to 13°C