Hurricane Bill: Latest Reports » Overview

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AS forecast the surprisingly dependable Hurricane Bill has kept to track and will almost certainly miss Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Instead these states are forecast to receive some of the biggest, clean, swells in recent memory. Reduced in size to a Cat 2 but still blowing strong, Bill is expected to turn eastwards perhaps missing Maine and only really interacting with the far north-eastern portion of the United States before spinning off into the Atlantic towards Northern Europe. Note: there is a possibility of further strengthening in the next 24 hours.

A swell event of this magnitude will not be hanging around for long however: Friday afternoon sees the arrival of swell from Central Florida northwards to the Outer Banks. Saturday will be so big to be almost out-of-control and Sunday should see the still solid surfable remnants dying off towards the evening. North of the Outer Banks the situation is less exact with several possible scenarios still waiting to be resolved.

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