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Hurricane Kyle – 3 — Why Now?
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Hurricane Kyle – 3

Hurricane KylePosition: 36.2 N 69.5 W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [005°] near 23 mph.
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph.
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 995 mb.

It is 355 miles [570 km] South of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for the coast of Maine from Stonington eastward to Eastport. A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area…generally within 36 hours.

At 5 PM EDT…2100 UTC…a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect along the coast of Maine from Port Clyde eastward to Eastport. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

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 means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area…generally within 36 hours.

The government of Canada has issued a Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning for southwestern Nova Scotia. A tropical storm watch remains in effect for the remainder of Nova Scotia…and for southwestern New Brunswick.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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4 comments

1 cookie jill { 09.27.08 at 9:40 pm }

One of these days I’m sure they’re going to name a hurricane after “the Great Orange Satan”

2 Bryan { 09.27.08 at 10:17 pm }

Marco is in the rotation, but we didn’t normally get that far into the alphabet.

3 cookie jill { 09.28.08 at 3:35 pm }

I was thinking they would name one KOS.

4 Bryan { 09.28.08 at 4:15 pm }

I doubt the weather consortium that creates the list of names has ever heard of KOS, and there’s no reason they would as they aren’t political.