Hurricane Bill Update Advisory
At 11 a.m. AST, the National Hurricane Center issued advisory #13 with regard to Hurricane Bill.
As at that time, the eye of Hurricane Bill was located near latitude 15.9 north … longitude 51.2 west or about 705 miles… 1140 km…east of the Leeward Islands. It is currently moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/hr). A west-northwest motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours, followed by a turn toward the northwest on Wednesday.
Hurricane Bill is currently a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 105 mph (165 km/hr), with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, it is believed that Hurricane Bill could become a major hurricane within the next day. Hurricane force winds extend outward from Bill up to 40 miles (65 km) from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km).
An air force reserve hurricane hunter aircraft will investigate the hurricane later this afternoon.
