hurricane as it nears puerto rico churning toward the u.s. this weekend. our meteorologist has the latest from the weather center. >> good morning, dave and christine. tropical storm dorian here a very compact storm that will be impacting portions of st. lucia, martinique and on approach towards areas around puerto rico and hispaniola. because it's a compact system, any interaction whether it be with a small island or larger one plays a role of what is left of this storm and it's eventual impact to be farther down the line. we do have tropical storm watches in place from puerto rico towards the u.s. virgin islands, st. kitts and also further towards the south we do have tropical storm warnings in place with winds approaching 45 to 65 miles per hour, but of course stronger gusts over the next couple days. that brief window in place over the next 36 hours for this to potentially get up to a category 1, beyond that larger islands that could disrupt the flow of