Hurricane Kyle

Forecast Advisory 71

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WTNT32 KNHC 080837
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER 71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST TUE OCT 08 2002

...KYLE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.3 WEST OR ABOUT
390 MILES...630 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 575
MILES...925 KM...NORTHEAST OF FREEPORT IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT LESS FAVORABLE FOR
DEVELOPMENT...AND LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...31.9 N... 71.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.

FORECASTER BEVEN