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HURRICANE KYLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1139 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

...KYLE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE GULF OF MAINE...

.AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS WEST OF STONINGTON MAINE ARE DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM STONINGTON EASTWARD TO EASTPORT MAINE. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA CANADA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA AND SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF NOVA SCOTIA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO OUR AREA...INCLUDING INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU MAINE.

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.7 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES... 225 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 355 MILES...575 KM...SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE SHOULD PASS EAST OF THE COAST OF MAINE
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AND MOVE NEAR OR OVER NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. KYLE IS MOVING OVER COLDER WATERS AND WEAKENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE SYSTEM SHOULD LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES.

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 EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF OF NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES IN ASSOCIATION WITH KYLE.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND
STATES...NEW BRUNSWICK...NOVA SCOTIA...AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

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CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON
1139 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ISSUED AN UPDATE ON HURRICANE KYLE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THIS UPDATED FORECAST. KYLE IS STILL EXPECTED MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE TODAY AND MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT EAST OF EASTPORT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN... EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

FLOOD WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS BEFORE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARRIVE. BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES...CHECK FOR BATTERIES OR OTHER POWER SOURCES. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS.

...WINDS...

AS KYLE NEARS LAND FALL TODAY WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THE PASSAGE OF KYLE ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL INTO THIS EVENING...TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BE 4 TO 6 INCHES. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AFTER 2 PM EDT.

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NORCROSS/STUREY