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HURRICANE KYLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
240 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

......KYLE HEADED FOR NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK......

.AT 2 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR MAINE IS
DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
STONINGTON EASTWARD TO EASTPORT MAINE.

AT 2 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE COUNTIES OF DIGBY...YARMOUTH...AND
SHELBURNE IN SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA.

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

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

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

AT 200 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 41.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.9 WEST OR ABOUT 225
MILES... 360 KM...SOUTHEAST OF PORTLAND MAINE AND ABOUT 230
MILES...370 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 THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE SHOULD PASS EAST OF THE COAST
OF MAINE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AND MOVE NEAR OR OVER
SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK TONIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON SCALE.  ALTHOUGH KYLE IS MOVING OVER COLDER WATERS AND
WEAKENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...KYLE COULD STILL
BE AT HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT REACHES NOVA SCOTIA.  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.

DATA FROM A NOAA BUOY INDICATE THAT THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS NEAR 984 MB...29.06 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 POSSIBLE 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-
240 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 2 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR MAINE IS
DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
STONINGTON EASTWARD TO EASTPORT MAINE.

...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
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. 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.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
AND GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THE PASSAGE OF KYLE ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL SO
FAR...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 5 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-
240 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 2 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR MAINE IS
DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
STONINGTON EASTWARD TO EASTPORT MAINE.

...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
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.

...WINDS...

AS KYLE NEARS COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL INCREASE
FROM THE EAST TO 30 TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTH
AND INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 8 FT
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BUILD TO 11 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AFTER 5 PM EDT.

$$

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CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
240 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 2 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR MAINE IS
DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
STONINGTON EASTWARD TO EASTPORT MAINE.

...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...

WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

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

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AFTER 5 PM EDT.

$$

FOSTER




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