UPDATE-Hurricane Bill-Tropical Storm Bill
UPDATE-Hurricane Bill-Tropical Storm Bill…Well, which is it you ask…Hurricane Bill or Tropical Storm Bill?
Here is what NOAA says about Tropical Storm Bill. Their next report will be at 5pm…
TROPICAL STORM BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009
1100 AM AST SUN AUG 16 2009
...BILL STRENGTHENING OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...
AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 38.4 WEST OR ABOUT 1555
MILES...2500 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND BILL
COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...12.1N 38.4W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 16 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.
On this map, Ana is the first hurricane/tropical storm and Bill is following her…how like a man. Right now it looks like Bill is more of a threat than Ana, size wise. So, I quess size does matter…
UPDATE-Hurricane Bill-Tropical Storm Bill. But, either one could just become a summer storm or a full force Hurricane. Either way, get ready Florida
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I hope the storms stay away from FL.
Me too…but, we have been blasted with high winds and rain for the last two days and now Tropical Storm Claudette is going to hit our panhandle. Most of us are used to storms and wait for the weather to cool off with a good rain.
Thanks for thinking about us…
Sharon
~The Baby Boomer Queen~