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| #219220 (Received by flhurricane at: 8:00 PM 28.Sep.2008) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE KYLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112008 800 PM AST SUN SEP 28 2008 ...KYLE POUNDING NOVA SCOTIA... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES OF DIGBY... YARMOUTH...AND SHELBURNE IN SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA CANADA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM STONINGTON MAINE EASTWARD TO EASTPORT MAINE...SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA...AND THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF NOVA SCOTIA. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SHOULD 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 HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 44.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.2 WEST. THIS POSITION IS NEAR THE WESTERN TIP OF NOVA SCOTIA JUST NORTH OF YARMOUTH...AND ABOUT 95 MILES...150 KM...SOUTH OF SAINT JOHN. KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 30 MPH...48 KM/HR. A MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. THE CENTER OF KYLE IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER NEW BRUNSWICK TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. KYLE IS LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LATER THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF MAINE...NEW BRUNSWICK...NOVA SCOTIA...AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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 LIKELY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COASTS OF NOVA SCOTIA. REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...44.0 N...66.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 30 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |
