Hurricane forecasting models indeed seem to be handling the long-term forecast tracks of tropical systems, including major hurricanes quite well this season. There has been very little change to Bill’s forecast track over the past few days. Bill continues to be a strong and impressive looking hurricane on satellite imagery and has started to make it’s shift to a more northerly track, taking the hurricane between the east coast of the United States and Bermuda.
While there seems to be no immediate threat to land, A Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch have been posted in Bermuda due to Bill’s large wind field. Primary threats from Bill are still for at-sea interest, such as shipping operations. Bill will likely create large waves along the east coast of the United States likely starting today and continuing throughout the weekend. Wind surfers should have a good time with the effects of Bill near the Florida coast – but anyone entering the water should excerise extreme caution due to stronger than normal rip currents that can easily pull swimmers and surfers away from the shore very quickly.
Naturally since Bill will not be making a US based landfall, StormTours.com has no plans for an interception of Hurricane Bill. We’ll just have to let this one ride itself out and wait on the next storm, which might already be in the progress of developing about 500 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands.
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