Eastern Cuba on Alert for Bill Swells

Eastern Cuba on Alert for Bill Swells
August 22, 2009

HAVANA TIMES, Aug. 21 - Hurricane Bill's strong winds could cause heavy
waves that would impact on low-lying areas of Cuba's eastern region,
warned the Cuban Meteorological Institute on Friday morning, reported IPS.

The Institute is tracking Hurricane Bill as it continues on its
northwesterly path. By 6:00 pm. EST, the center of the storm was pegged
at 370 SE of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 105 MPH.

The island's weather experts noted that the still highly dangerous storm
had lost a little in organization and intensity over the Atlantic and
has a central pressure of 954 mb, making it a Category 2 storm on the
Saffir-Simpson scale.

Meanwhile, as Bermuda was hit by heavy rains ahead of Bill, AP reported
that coastal flooding from the storm was also being felt in Puerto Rico,
Hispaniola and Bahamas.

In the United States, New York City beaches are closed to swimming
because of the threat of Hurricane Bill and New England is on warning
for possible waves from 20 to 35 feet in some areas.

Eastern Cuba on Alert for Bill Swells - Havana Times.org (22 August 2009)
http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=12857