Hurricane Kyle

Forecast Advisory 86

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WTNT32 KNHC 112356
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION KYLE SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 86
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT FRI OCT 11 2002

...KYLE WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION...

AT 8 PM EDT...0000 UTC...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE
DISCONTINUED.

AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KYLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR VERY
NEAR CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH
...24 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS. ON THE EXPECTED TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE ALONG THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. KYLE IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL...OR BECOME ABSORBED BY A
NON-TROPICAL LOW CURRENTLY OVER EXTREME NORTHEASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY A HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
WAS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH KYLE.

REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...34.0 N... 78.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

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

FORECASTER FRANKLIN