hurricane bill

BILL REMAINS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...NOW

BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST FORECAST BY LATE FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  BILL IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
BILL IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM.

MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...

INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF BILL.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE.  FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.6 WEST OR ABOUT 335 MILES...
535 KM...NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ABOUT 970 MILES...1565
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

ESPAÑOL:

BILL CONTINUA SIENDO UN HURACAN PELIGROSO CATEGORIA
CUATRO...ACTUALMENTE SE MUEVE HACIA EL NOROESTE...

BILL SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NOROESTE A CERCA DE 20 MPH...32
KILOMETROS POR HORA...Y SE ESPERA QUE ESTE MOVIMIENTO GENERAL
CONTINUE DURANTE LOS PROXIMOS DIAS CON UN GIRO GRADIAL HACIA EL
NORTE-NOROESTE PARA TARDE EL VIERNES.

LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 135 MPH...215
KILOMETROS POR HORA...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. BILL ES UN HURACAN DE
CATEGORIA CUATRO EN LA ESCALA SAFFIR-SIMPSON. SE ESPERA ALGUN
FORTALECIMIENTO ADICIONAL DE ESTE SISTEMA DURANTE LOS PROXIMOS DIAS.

BILL ES UN CICLON TROPICAL MUY AMPLIO. LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE
HURACAN SE EXTIENDEN HASTA 85 MILLAS...140 KILOMETROS DESDE EL
CENTRO...Y LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN 
HASTA 230 MILLAS...370 KILOMETROS.

Image credit: NASA,NOAA,wunderground