ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009 500 AM AST MON AUG 17 2009 ...BILL NOW A HURRICANE...THE FIRST OF THE 2009 ATLANTIC SEASON... AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 44.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1160 MILES ...1870 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. BILL IS MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AND BILL COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...13.8N 44.0W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 22 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/BROWN NNNN
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