ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009 1100 PM AST SUN AUG 16 2009 ...BILL NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH... AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1320 MILES...2120 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. BILL IS MOVING SLIGHTLY FASTER TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AND BILL IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...13.4N 41.7W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 20 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/PASCH NNNN
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