Hurricane Kyle

Forecast Advisory 73

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WTNT32 KNHC 082031
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER 73
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST TUE OCT 08 2002

...KYLE WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION...AGAIN...

INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KYLE.

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
KYLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.2 WEST OR
ABOUT 465 MILES...745 KM...NORTHEAST OF FREEPORT IN THE NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH
...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH... 55
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...30.4 N... 72.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.

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

FORECASTER PASCH