Early Monday, Bill was upgraded to hurricane status, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season. While the Atlantic season had been relatively quiet until the end of last week, the average first hurricane typically doesn't occur anyway until August 14. So we're still within reason of the average first hurricane forming.
Bill is currently a Category One storm, with sustained winds around 75 mph. It is expected to strengthen to a Category Three (maximum sustained winds 111-130mph) by the middle of this week, and maintain that strength into this weekend.
As Aaron mentioned previously, the long-range tracks of Bill keep it into the open Atlantic, arcing away from the U.S. East Coast this weekend, and passing into the Northern Atlantic while transitioning to an extra-tropical cyclone over cooler waters.
Still, this track can change, and we'll be monitoring Bill's progress closely this week.
--Carrie
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