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

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

.AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT TO BE NEAR
LATITUDE 38.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.1 WEST OR ABOUT 405 MILES...655
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 24 MPH...39 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 TODAY AND APPROACH THE COAST OF MAINE AND THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES SUNDAY NIGHT 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 HOURS...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED AS KYLE APPROACHES
THE MAINE COASTLINE.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 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-
520 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900 UTC...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 JUST
EAST OF EASTPORT.

...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 OR TROPICAL STORM 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 UPDATED AROUND 11 AM EDT.

$$

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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-
520 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900 UTC...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 JUST
EAST OF EASTPORT.

...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...

MARINERS SHOULD TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS BEFORE POSSIBLE
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARRIVE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
BE MOORED SECURELY OR MOVED 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 COASTAL WATERS 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.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL UPDATED AROUND 11 AM EDT.

$$

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

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900 UTC...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 JUST
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 UPDATED AROUND 11 AM EDT.

$$

LERICOS


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