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HURRICANE KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT WED SEP 25 2002

...KYLE BECOMES THE THIRD HURRICANE OF THE ATLANTIC SEASON...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  55.7 WEST OR ABOUT 590 
MILES...950 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH
...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. KYLE IS ONLY A THREAT TO SHIPPING INTERESTS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 185 MILES...295 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...28.9 N... 55.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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