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Update On Hurricane Bill - August 20, 2009
At 11 a.m. AST today, the National Hurricane Center issued advisory #21 with regard to Hurricane Bill.
Hurricane Bill’s maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 120 mph (195 Km/hr)with higher gusts, and is now a Category 3 storm. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours, and Bill could regain category four status on Friday.
The eye of Hurricane Bill is currently located near latitude 22.6 north … longitude 61.7 west or about 380 miles (610 km) north of the Leeward Islands and about 695 miles (1120 km) south-southeast of Bermuda. It is moving toward the northwest near 18 mph (30 km/hr), and this general motion is expected to continue through friday. With the current forecast track, the core of Hurricane bill is expected to pass over open waters between Bermuda and the East Coast of the United States early saturday.
Bill is a large tropical cyclone with its hurricane force winds extending outward up to 105 miles (165 km) from the center, and tropical storm force winds extending outward up to 260 miles (415 km). Large swells generated by this hurricane are affecting the northern Leeward Islands and should begin affecting the Bahamas, Bermuda, most of the Eastern U.S. Coast, and the Atlantic maritimes of Canada during the next few days. These swells will likely cause extremely dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents.
At 11 a.m. AST, the Bermuda Weather Service issued a hurricane watch for Bermuda. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area …generally within 36 hours.
