[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

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

.AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.7 WEST ABOUT 405 MILES...
650 KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 615 MILES...
985 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 24 MPH...39 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.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  A LITTLE ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  HOWEVER...WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE
SUNDAY OR 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 MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 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.

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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
821 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.7 WEST ABOUT 405 MILES...
650 KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 615 MILES...
985 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA.

...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 50 TO 70 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...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT 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-
821 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

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

..NEW INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.7 WEST ABOUT 405 MILES...
650 KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 615 MILES...
985 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA.

...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-
821 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.7 WEST ABOUT 405 MILES...
650 KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 615 MILES...
985 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA.

...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 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...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.

$$

VJN


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