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| #219070 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:49 PM 27.Sep.2008) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112008 1100 PM AST SAT SEP 27 2008 ...KYLE HEADING NORTHWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINE FROM STONINGTON EASTWARD TO EASTPORT. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA CANADA. AT 11 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE FROM PORT CLYDE EASTWARD TO EASTPORT. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINE SOUTH OF PORT CLYDE TO CAPE ELIZABETH...INCLUDING THE PORTLAND AREA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF NOVA SCOTIA. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF 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 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.5 WEST OR ABOUT 355 MILES... 570 KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 555 MILES...895 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA. KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE IS FORECAST TO PASS EAST OF CAPE COD MASSACHUSETTS ON SUNDAY AND APPROACH THE COAST OF MAINE AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED THEREAFTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER LEVELS IN THE BAY OF FUNDY...AND ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES....ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF OF NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES IN ASSOCIATION WITH KYLE. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES...NEW BRUNSWICK...NOVA SCOTIA...AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...36.2 N...69.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 23 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/AVILA |
