Major Hurricane Bill

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latest report from NHC

AT 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 46.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.9 WEST OR ABOUT 230 MILES...

375 KM...WEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH...56 KM/HR...AND AN

INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ON THE

FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF BILL WILL PASS NEAR OR OVER

SOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND LATER TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. BILL IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND BILL IS

EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL ON MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM

THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290

MILES...465 KM. WITHIN THE LAST TWO HOURS...SABLE ISLAND REPORTED A

SUSTAINED WIND OF 48 MPH...78 KM/HR...AND A PEAK WIND GUST OF 63

MPH...102 KM/HR.

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