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#218847 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:49 PM 26.Sep.2008) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KYLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112008 800 PM AST FRI SEP 26 2008 ...KYLE MOVING NORTHWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES REGION SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KYLE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.7 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES...605 KM...SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. KYLE HAS BEEN MOVING ON A GENERAL NORTHWARD TRACK NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON SATURDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE AND THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN WEST OF BERMUDA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS...AND KYLE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY SATURDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON BERMUDA THROUGH SATURDAY. REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...28.2 N...68.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |