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| #218920 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:58 AM 27.Sep.2008) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112008 500 AM AST SAT SEP 27 2008 ...KYLE PASSING WELL TO THE WEST OF BERMUDA BUT PRODUCING SQUALLY WEATHER ON THE ISLAND... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.4 WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES...480 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR. NORTH-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWARD MOTION WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF KYLE AND THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL TO THE WEST OF BERMUDA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND KYLE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM MAINLY NORTH THROUGH EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON BERMUDA THROUGH SATURDAY. ALSO...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND TODAY WELL IN ADVANCE OF KYLE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH KYLE COULD PRODUCE TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE...ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND AND THE ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN CANADA THROUGH SUNDAY. REPEATING THE 500 AM AST POSITION...30.5 N...69.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER STEWART |
