Hurricane Bill formed in the Atlantic on August 17, 2009; the second hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season. This page provides the latest information on Hurricane Bill's projected path.http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/hurricanerelated/2009hurrNme.htm

On August 18, 2009, Hurricane Bill was a category two hurricane.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/180834.shtml On the morning of August 19, 2009, Hurricane Bill was upgraded to a category four hurricane with sustained winds of 135 mph. The storm remained a strong category four hurricane throughout the day and into the night.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/190842.shtml

Onf August 22 2009, Hurricane Bill weakened to a category one hurricane.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/222114.shtml

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center expected large swells on the East Coast of the U.S. causing dangerous surf and rip-currents over the next 24 hours.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/231157.shtml

On August 23, the National Hurricane Center cancelled the Tropical Storm Warning for the Massachusetts coast, including the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/231157.shtml

Hurricane Bill is currently riding along a ridge of high pressure in the Atlantic Ocean keeping the hurricane on its current west-northwest track. Forecasters believe that a void will develop between high pressure ridges, causing Bill to take a northern track.http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/todayinweather.html?from=hp_news1#bill0817