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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE KYLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
238 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

...KYLE IS RACING TOWARD THE GULF OF MAINE...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINE FROM STONINGTON
EASTWARD TO EASTPORT. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NOVA SCOTIA.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE
FROM PORT CLYDE EASTWARD TO EASTPORT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
ALSO IN EFFECT SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA AND SOUTHWESTERN NOVA
SCOTIA.

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 IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER
OF NOVA SCOTIA.

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 200 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 37.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.4 WEST OR ABOUT 275
MILES... 440 KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 480
MILES...780 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE IS FORECAST TO PASS EAST OF CAPE COD
MASSACHUSETTS ON SUNDAY AND APPROACH THE COAST OF MAINE AND THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED THEREAFTER.

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 THE EXTREME 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-
238 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 2 AM AST...0600 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ISSUED A HURRICANE
WATCH FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
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 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 LATER TODAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM
THE NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 50 TO 70 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 THROUGH
THIS EVENING...TOTAL RAINFALL WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES... WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE COAST. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 AM EDT TODAY.

$$

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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-
238 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 2 AM AST...0600 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WATCH FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA. TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK REMAINS IN EFFECT. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN 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.

...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 TODAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST
AND INCREASE TO 50 TO 70 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 THROUGH
TONIGHT...TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL BE 4 TO 7 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 6 AM EDT.

$$

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

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 2 AM AST...0600 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS CONTINUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN 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 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 AROUND 6 AM EDT.

$$

HEWITT


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