Bill goes to Canada; Scotland next
Just-barely-a-hurricane Bill is skirting the coastline of maritime Canada Sunday afternoon, its top sustained winds at about 80 mph. The storm is headed for the open Atlantic by Monday morning, and the storm track takes it to Scotland by Wednesday morning.
By then it will be just a bad storm off the Atlantic, having lost its tropical characteristics. For now, it remains a minimal Category 1 hurricane. Tropical storm warnings and a hurricane watch remained in effect Sunday afternoon for portions of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Here is the latest forecast advisory. Here is the predicted storm track. And here is the view from space.
Out-of-the-blue weather question of the day: What is the odd hurricane-related headline on the copy of the New York Post held by Frank Sinatra in the movie "The Manchurian Candidate?" Glory and honor to the first person with the first correct answer.
We have a winner already! Molly Williams, of Maine, emailed me at 5:40 pm Sunday with the answer:
"VIOLENT HURRICANE SWEEPS MIDWEST; 20 DEAD, HUNDREDS HOMELESS"
