Hurricane Bill has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm, with winds reaching 135 mph, as it makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean.
The national hurricane centre in Miami has urged people in the Leeward Islands to monitor the storm's progress, with Bill expected to pass to the north-east of the island late on Wednesday.
The centre said the hurricane is expected to strengthen over the next 24 hours, with large swells due to strike the islands of the north-west Caribbean Sea during the next day or so.
Large swells are also expected to start affecting Bermuda and parts of the south-eastern coast of the United States on Friday and Saturday.
At present, hurricane force winds are extending upwards to 45 miles high from Bill's centre, with tropical storm winds extend outward for up to 175 miles.
Bill is the first tropical storm of the Atlantic season.
The national hurricane centre in Miami has urged people in the Leeward Islands to monitor the storm's progress, with Bill expected to pass to the north-east of the island late on Wednesday.
The centre said the hurricane is expected to strengthen over the next 24 hours, with large swells due to strike the islands of the north-west Caribbean Sea during the next day or so.
Large swells are also expected to start affecting Bermuda and parts of the south-eastern coast of the United States on Friday and Saturday.
At present, hurricane force winds are extending upwards to 45 miles high from Bill's centre, with tropical storm winds extend outward for up to 175 miles.
Bill is the first tropical storm of the Atlantic season.
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