>As you probably know before viewing this blog, Hurricane Bill is now a category 3 storm, though slightly weaker, it remains a dangerous and powerful hurricane, dry air may be responsible or an eyewall replacement for the weakening, but we cannot rule out possible restrengthening again later today or tomorrow.
Double concern for East Coast.
There are two serious concerns that are associated with Bill. 1) a cold front sliding eastbound towards the Atlantic Seaboard is likely to slow or stall out due to Bill’s presense as he rides north, near or even clipping the New England coast before slamming Nova Scotia. Bill’s influence on the troughs and even possibly the high that’s been streering Bill may be getting bullied by Bill in the sense that with the heat release from Bill may in fact be forcing the trough over the Ohio Valley to slow down just enough and may be strengthening the ridge to the north to force him further west. Enough west to maybe make a hit on the New England coast. Forecast models have shifted west over the past 24 hours and this should convern New Englanders to waken up and pay attention here and a potential dangerous situation.
Meanwhile the front is going to slow to a crawl if not stop dead on the Eastern coastal plain and drop large amounts of rainfall. Strong to likely severe thunderstorm will blow up as the front slides into a hot, humid air mass that sits over the East Coast and with the presense of Bill moving up from the southeast, he is releasing added heat and humidity into the front, and therefore creating a high potential for explosive thunderstorms. Watch out if you live anywhere from the Appalachains to East Coast for flooding, torrential rains, straight line winds, firece lightning, hail and the possibility of tornadoes with this volatile weather setup.

As for concerns being raised in the Canadian Maritimes from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick to Newfoundland, residents there need to start preparing now for what could be a dangerous hurricane that could rival that of Hurricane Juan back in 2003 which made landfall in Nova Scotia as a category 2 with 105 mph sustained winds. Bringing severe damage to Halifax and surrounding areas. Folks need to prepare now and stay tuned to weather forecast for the very latest.

More on Bill and what’s left with Ana coming up.

Thanks for reading.
-Mark