BILL 19 AOUT 2009 18H45 UTC

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
205 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009

...SPECIAL FEATURES...
HURRICANE BILL IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. THE EYE OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED 18.7N 56.3W...OR
ABOUT 380 MILES/610 KM TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS...AND ABOUT 1080 MILES/1735 KM TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF BERMUDA. BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST 16 KT.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 950 MB. THE MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE 115 KT WITH GUSTS TO 140 KT.
BILL IS A LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 80 MILES/130 KM FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES/280 KM PRIMARILY TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. PLEASE READ THE LATEST FORECAST/
ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS TCMAT3/WTNT23 KNHC FOR MORE
DETAILS. STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FROM 17N TO 20N
BETWEEN 56W AND 58W. SCATTERED MODERATE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALSO GO FROM 22N TO 23N BETWEEN 54W AND 57W.
BROKEN TO OVERCAST MULTILAYERED CLOUDS AND OTHER POSSIBLE
PRECIPITATION COVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FROM 9N TO 28N BETWEEN
48W AND 61W.