BILL HAS NOW STRENGTHENED INTO A CATEGORY II
August 18th, 2009
Hurricane Bill is steaming up the Atlantic basin bringing a very nice swell with it that we should start seeing by early Friday, As of now its projected for bill to stay in the Atlantic at least 650 miles from Carolina Beach we will probably get a little rain or wind depending on the shear strength and size of bill by Saturday when it will be the closest to us. The swell will be in a 6 – 8 FT projection as the storm moves closer to data buoys, you can track this storm live and stay up-to-date with all National Weather Service alerts and maps as well as a hands on map with tons of data!
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BILL HAS NOW STRENGTHENED INTO A CATEGORY II
HURRICANE BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009 1100 PM AST MON AUG 17 2009 ...BILL STRENGTHENS TO A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE... AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.3 WEST OR ABOUT 865 MILES... 1395 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND BILL COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MB...28.56 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...15.0N 48.3W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 17 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...967 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/PASCH
