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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE KYLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
538 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

...KYLE EXPECTED TO IMPACT DOWNEAST MAINE...

.AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE FROM PORT CLYDE EASTWARD TO EASTPORT.  A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINE
SOUTH OF PORT CLYDE 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.

THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH AND A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA.  A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF NOVA SCOTIA...
AND FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OF KYLE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.7 WEST OR ABOUT
315 MILES... 505 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT
485 MILES...780 KM... SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR.  A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE IS FORECAST
TO BE NEAR EASTERN NEW ENGLAND OR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE
SUNDAY.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR
75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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 MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER IS
995 MB...29.38 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 EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES...
NEW BRUNSWICK...NOVA SCOTIA...AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

MEZ029-030-282145-
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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
538 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM KYLE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
COASTAL HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON 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...

PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS BEFORE POSSIBLE HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARRIVE. BE PREPARED FOR EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES...CHECK
FOR BATTERIES OR OTHER POWER SOURCES. STORE DRINKING WATER AND
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD. FILL VEHICLES WITH GASOLINE. SECURE LAWN
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS. CHECK BOATS TO BE SURE THEY ARE
MOORED SECURELY OR MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

AT THIS TIME THE TRACK OF KYLE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A STORM
SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET. HOWEVER, A CHANGE IN THE TRACK TO THE WEST
MAY RESULT IN A HIGHER STORM SURGE ESPECIALLY FOR EASTERN COASTAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY. IN ADDITION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
BE MONITORING THE PATH OF KYLE AND OTHER MITIGATING FACTORS SUCH
AS THE TIDAL CYCLE. STAY TUNE TO SUBSEQUENT FORECAST FOR SPECIFIC
INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

AS KYLE NEARS LAND FALL SUNDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST
AND INCREASE TO 55 TO 65 MPH LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THE PASSAGE OF KYLE ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL THROUGH
TONIGHT...TOTAL RAINFALL 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...

NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
538 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM KYLE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...

AS KYLE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH SUNDAY...EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...BECOMING EAST 35 TO 45 KT BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FT SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY
NIGHT EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS 45 TO 60 KT...BECOMING WEST 45 TO 55
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET...BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

$$

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CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
538 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM KYLE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
EAST CENTRAL MAINE AND SOUTHEAST MAINE TO INCLUDE THE CITIES OF
BANGOR...ORONO...OLD TOWN...LINCOLN AND...CALAIS.

...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 SUNDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST
AND INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

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

...NEXT UPDATE...

NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

$$

FOSTER




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