UPDATE 6/15/21 11 PM
Bill is now post tropical and the final advisory has been issued. The storm will get close to the Newfoundland & Labrador coast by Wednesday morning.
FOX 4 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DEREK BEASLEY
UPDATE 6/15/21 5PM
Tropical Storm Bill is on its way to becoming extratropical with weakening t-storms & an exposed center. It is likely it will not remain a tropical storm for very long. It is moving very fast to the NE & is expected to dissipate in the next 12-24 hours.
FOX 4 METEOROLOGIST CINDY PRESZLER
UPDATE 6/15/21 11 AM
Bill now has winds of 60 mph and is rapidly moving toward Newfoundland & Labrador at nearly 40 mph. Pressure has dropped to 998 mb.The storm will approach the coast of Newfoundland by Wednesday morning as a strong area of low pressure.
FOX 4 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DEREK BEASLEY
UPDATE 6/15 /21 5 AM
Tropical Storm Bill is moving rapidly toward the northeast near 31 mph over the Atlantic well north of Bermuda and this motion is expected to continue through Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph. Little change in strength is expected today, followed by gradual weakening tonight and Wednesday morning when Bill will be moving over colder water. The system is forecast to become a post-tropical low by tonight and dissipate on Wednesday.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 90 miles from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb.
FOX 4 MORNING METEOROLOGIST TRENT ARIC
UPDATE 6/``14/21 11 PM
NHC has upgraded TD 2 to Tropical Storm Bill, the second named storm of the season. The storm's appearance on satellite has improved through the afternoon and has strengthened to a tropical storm. Winds are at 45 mph with gusts to 60. Movement is quickly to the NE @ 23 mph. The storm is forecast to stay well offshore of the U.S. East Coast with an approach toward Labrador/Newfoundland by Wednesday. Some additional strengthening is possible in the next day or so, but the storm will move into cooler water and increasing wind shear by mid-week that should lead to weakening.
FOX 4 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DEREK BEASLEY
5PM UPDATE
Tropical Depression Two has weakened a bit this afternoon but still retains a tight circulation which means it could become a tropical storm soon. No changes have been made to the forecast. It has about 24 hours to strengthen before it is expected to lose strength & become extratropical as it moves NE.
FOX 4 METEOROLOGIST CINDY PRESZLER
11AM FORECAST ADVISORY
Tropical Depression Two was located 105 miles east Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The depression is moving toward the northeast near 21 mph, and this general motion is expected through Wednesday with increasing forward speed. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. The depression is expected to become a tropical storm by tonight and could continue to strengthen on Tuesday. The system should begin to weaken by Tuesday night and is expected to dissipate on Wednesday.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb.
FOX 4 MORNING METEOROLOGIST TRENT ARIC
SPECIAL STATEMENT 10:06AM 6/``14/21
Tropical Depression #2 has formed off the coast of North Carolina. That National Hurricane Center will issue the first full advisory at 11AM.
The system poses no threat to the U.S. as it moves away from the coast. If it strengthens to a Tropical Storm the next name on the list is Bill.
FOX 4 MORNING METEOROLOGIST TRENT ARIC
FIRST UPDATE 6/``14/21 9 AM
NHC is monitoring low pressure off the NC coast that is showing signs of organization. The system is expected to remain offshore and could become a tropical depression sometime in the next couple of days. Its future looks grim, however, as cooler water and increasing wind shear will likely keep the storm from strengthening further. It will pass well north of Bermuda.
FOX 4 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DEREK BEASLEY
