Hurricane Bill 5 a.m. advisory
At 5 a.m. the center of Hurricane Bill was located about 460 miles east of the Leeward Islands.
Bill is moving toward the west-northwest and a gradual turn toward the northwest is expected during the next 24 to 48 hours. On this track, the core of this dangerous hurricane will be passing well to the northeast of the norther Leeward Islands late today and early Thursday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 135 mph with higher gusts. Bill is a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours. A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft is currently enroute to investigate Bill.
Large swells associated with Bill will be impacting the islands of the northeast Caribbean Sea during the next day or two. Large swells associated with Bill should also begin to affect Bermuda and portions of the southeastern coast of the United States Friday and Saturday.