Hurricane Bill has intensified to Category 4 strength, with sustained winds of ~135 MPH!! Not a lot has changed in terms of the track forecast, so as Dave mentioned earlier, cities in the northeast U.S. need to remain alert, even thoug most of the models are still showing Bill making a hard right after it passes between Bermuda and the U.S. mainland.

At the very least, the northeast coastline is almost guaranteed to experience extremely rough surf, which can cause a lot of problems even without hurricane winds and huge amounts of rain. Also of note, the National Hurricane Center anticipates large swells from Bill to begin impacting the southern U.S. coast by this weekend, so vacationers will need to exercise caution. We'll continue to update as conditions change! Bill is expected to grow even stronger, so there may be a Category 5 in the Atlantic very soon!!