As of 5:00 PM EDT, Hurricane Bill is almost a major hurricane, with top sustained winds of 110 mph. One more upgrade, and he’ll be a Category 3. He certainly looks the part:
The discussion notes that the forecast track has been nudged slightly to the left. This trend would seem to decrease the threat to Bermuda, while increasing the likelihood of an eventual swipe at Nova Scotia and/or Newfoundland. I suppose it also keeps New England in play, but I have a very hard time believing that scenario will come to pass from the expected angle of approach. Once storms start recurving, they generally don’t stop.
P.S. Mashable has a handy guide to online resources for tracking Bill (or any hurricane, for that matter). Some of these may need to be added to my blogroll…