Hurricane Kyle

Forecast Advisory 88

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WTNT32 KNHC 120833
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TROPICAL STORM KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER 88
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT SAT OCT 12 2002

...KYLE STRENGTHENS BACK INTO A TROPICAL STORM FOR THE FIFTH TIME...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST OR ABOUT
35 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NAGS HEAD NORTH CAROLINA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THIS MEANS THAT KYLE HAS STRENGTHENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
FOR THE FIFTH TIME DURING ITS LONG LIFETIME. HOWEVER...LITTLE CHANGE
IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. KYLE IS ALSO
BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL AND LATER TODAY IT MAY BECOME ABSORBED BY A
LARGER NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST
OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES
...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

EVEN THOUGH KYLE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES...GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH AND WEST OF THE CENTER LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT AND MAY REACH PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND COASTAL
WATERS. DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP TIDES COULD ALSO AFFECT
PORTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST FROM THE OUTER BANKS OF
NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO CAPE COD MASSACHUSETTS. CONSULT YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON
THESE DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...36.0 N... 75.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.

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

FORECASTER STEWART