[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS81 KGYX 271553
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM KYLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1153 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

...TROPICAL STORM KYLE WILL THREATEN PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MAINE
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING...

.AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
COAST OF MAINE FROM STONINGTON TO EASTPORT.  A HURRICANE WATCH
MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA... GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE COAST OF MAINE SOUTH OF STONINGTON TO CAPE ELIZABETH...
INCLUDING THE PORTLAND AREA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.6 WEST OR ABOUT
280 MILES...450 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 635 MILES...
1025 KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR.
A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED LATER TODAY...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
KYLE IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR EASTERN MAINE OR THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES LATE SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND KYLE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...
335 KM FROM THE CENTER.  THE CENTER OF KYLE IS PASSING NEAR NOAA
BUOY 41048...WHICH RECENTLY REPORTED 1-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF
56 MPH...91 KM/HR...AND A WIND GUST OF 65 MPH...104 KM/HR.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.
BUOY 41048 JUST REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 1000 MB...29.52 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON BERMUDA THROUGH
TODAY.  RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND
STATES...NEW BRUNSWICK...AND NOVA SCOTIA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

MEZ024>028-281600-
/O.NEW.KGYX.TR.A.1011.080927T1553Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
1153 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.6 WEST OR ABOUT 280
MILES WEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 635 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET
MASSACHUSETTS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
WESTERN MAINE

COASTAL CUMBERLAND...SAGADAHOC...LINCOLN...KNOX AND COASTAL WALDO
COUNTIES.

...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...

NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...BE
PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
THIS IN TURN MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES...STARTING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGH TIDE OCCURS IN PORTLAND
AT 1103 AM SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...SPLASHOVER AND BEACH
EROSION ARE POSSIBLE AS KYLE PASSES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.

...WINDS...
LOOK FOR NORTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE
APPROACH OF KYLE...REACHING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
IN THE AREA NEAR PENOBSCOT BAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THE PASSAGE OF KYLE ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY MORNING...TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE PERIOD FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
NEAR THE COAST. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 PM.

$$

MEZ022-281600-
/O.NEW.KGYX.TI.A.0001.080927T1553Z-080929T0200Z/
INTERIOR WALDO-
1153 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.6 WEST OR ABOUT 280
MILES WEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 635 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET
MASSACHUSETTS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
WESTERN MAINE.

INTERIOR WALDO COUNTY.

...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...

AS WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...BE PREPARED
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. THIS IN TURN
MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES...STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

...WINDS...

LOOK FOR NORTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE
APPROACH OF KYLE...REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
IN THE AREA NEAR PENOBSCOT BAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THE PASSAGE OF KYLE ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY MORNING...TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE PERIOD WILL BE 4 TO
8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR PENOBSCOT BAY. A FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 PM.

$$

ANZ150>154-281600-
/O.NEW.KGYX.TR.A.1011.080927T1553Z-000000T0000Z/
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
1153 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.6 WEST OR ABOUT 280
MILES WEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 635 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET
MASSACHUSETTS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE
ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT
CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...WINDS...

LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS TO BEGIN INCREASING SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE
APPROACH OF KYLE..REACHING 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
OVER THE OCEAN WATERS WATERS CLOSE TO PENOBSCOT BAY. AS KYLE PASSES
SUNDAY EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AND NORTHWEST.

SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM.

$$






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