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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE KYLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1139 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

.AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS WEST OF
STONINGTON MAINE ARE DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A
HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM STONINGTON EASTWARD TO
EASTPORT MAINE. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA CANADA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK
CANADA AND SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF NOVA
SCOTIA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO OUR AREA...INCLUDING INLAND
WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN CARIBOU MAINE.

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 40.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.7 WEST OR ABOUT 140
MILES... 225 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND
ABOUT 355 MILES...575 KM...SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH...39
KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT DAY OR SO WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THIS FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE SHOULD PASS EAST OF THE COAST OF MAINE
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AND MOVE NEAR OR OVER NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW
BRUNSWICK TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  KYLE IS MOVING OVER COLDER WATERS AND WEAKENING IS LIKELY
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THE SYSTEM SHOULD LOSE TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS ON 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.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 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-
1139 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...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
TO MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE LATER TODAY AND MAKE LANDFALL
TONIGHT 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
POTENTIAL 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 AFTER 2 PM 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-
1139 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...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 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 AND STAY IN
PORT.

...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 BE UPDATED AFTER 2 PM EDT.

$$

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CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
1139 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...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 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 BE UPDATED AFTER 2 PM EDT.

$$

NORCROSS/STUREY






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