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#288536 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:34 PM 15.Aug.2009) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009 500 PM AST SAT AUG 15 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM BILL...THE SECOND TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC... SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO HAS STRENGTHENED AND HAS BECOME TROPICAL STORM BILL..THE SECOND NAME CYCLONE OF THE SEASON. AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 35.2 WEST OR ABOUT 820 MILES...1320 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...11.3N 35.2W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 265 DEGREES AT 16 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |