Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Hurricane Dorian Getting Stronger, Florida Declares State of Emergency VOA News Labor Day will be no holiday for Florida if Hurricane Dorian follows its projected path. The National Hurricane Center predicts Dorian will build into an "extremely dangerous" storm as it sucks up the warm Atlantic waters over the next three days. The storm could slam into southeastern Florida early Monday as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of at least 209 kilometers per hour (130 mph). .