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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.
Posted : August 17, 2009 10:25 am
NOAA map has it going quite a bit north of the islands......
Posted : August 17, 2009 12:22 pm
Bombi,
How much rain did you get last night? We finally got enough that it isn''t like a dessert in the yard. I was tired of the sand blowing all over. Maybe our vegetation will grow back and the sand/dirt spots will disappear.
Tippi
Posted : August 17, 2009 1:08 pm
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My crude measuring system showed about a half inch, but as soon as I left for work at 7 it began pouring. A nice steady rain would be good so I won't have to go looking for my driveway. My son came over at 7 with his surfboard to eat all my food before he goes wave riding.
Posted : August 17, 2009 1:47 pm
I am moving to st john in 8 days, will the hurricane be past the usvi's by then? If not how should i prepare myself for the immediate settling in? I am moving from Vt and have never been through a hurricane before (plenty of blizzards though haha). Should i be worried about arriving right before this hits or will it already be gone by the middle of next week?
Thanks!
Posted : August 19, 2009 7:35 pm
it should (emphasize should!) be gone by then. it looks like it's heading north. the thing with hurricanes is you just never know. You're moving here in the heart of hurricane season so when you get here, make sure to stock up on water and canned items. buy everything you can in the states and ship it down - flashlights, batteries, generator, battery powered fans, first aid kits, etc...it's ALL cheaper than buying it in St. John or St. Thomas.
Posted : August 19, 2009 7:43 pm
