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Hurricane Bill strengthens to category 2

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Hurricane Bill is Category 2 could become major hurricane by Wednesday

According to latest reports from the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Bill has increased in strength and has become a Category 2 hurricane. As predicted, it was estimated that the storm would continue to increase in strength over the next few days. It is possible that Hurricane Bill will become a major hurricane by Wednesday.

With maximum sustained winds of 75 mph this morning, Hurricane Bill has now reached maximum sustained winds of 100 mph. The location of the storm’s center is latitude 15.0 north and longitude 48.3 west, making it approximately 865 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Moving at speeds of approximately 17 miles per hour, Hurricane Bill is on a west, northwest track and is expected to continue in this pat for the next 24-48 hours.

Thought Hurricane Bill has reached maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour, it is expected that wind gusts will increase over the next 48 hours as the hurricane system gains strength.

Hurricane force winds extend outward from the center of the storm to an area of 30 miles and tropical storm winds extend to a radius of 150 miles from the storm’s center. The next hurricane advisory will be issued tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. AST.


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