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#288615 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:49 PM 15.Aug.2009) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009 1100 PM AST SAT AUG 15 2009 ...BILL MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC... AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.6 WEST OR ABOUT 905 MILES...1460 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND BILL IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...11.3N 36.6W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 16 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |