Hurricane Bill Update - August 21, 2009
At 11 a.m. AST today, the National Hurricane Center issued advisory #25 with regard to Hurricane Bill.
The center of Hurricane Bill is currently located near latitude 27.6 north, longitude 66.3 west or about 335 miles (540 km) south-southwest of Bermuda, and about 755 miles (1215 km) southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It is still a category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph (185 km/hr) with higher gusts. Some fluctuations in intensity are likely today and tomorrow.
Bill is moving toward the northwest near 18 mph (30 km/hr). A gradual turn to the north-northwest and then north is expected later today and tomorrow (Saturday). On the forecast track, the core of Hurricane Bill is expected to pass over the open waters between Bermuda and the east coast of the United States on Saturday.
Hurricane Bill remains a very large tropical cyclone, with hurricane force winds extending outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from the center, and tropical storm force winds extending outward up to 290 miles (465 km).
A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch are in effect for Bermuda, and rainbands from Hurricane Bill are already affecting that country.
