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TROPICAL STORM KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER  84
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2002

...KYLE ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE COAST TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH
CAROLINA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT NORTH OF THE SAVANNAH
RIVER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH CAROLINA.
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.1 WEST OR ABOUT 20
MILES...SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. ON THIS TRACK...KYLE WILL BE MOVING OVER 
THE UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTS DURING THE NEXT 
24 HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY TO
THE EAST OF THE CENTER.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WERE 
RECENTLY REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. 

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING
AREA NEAR AND TO THE NORTHEAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH KYLE.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH 
CAROLINA COASTS TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...32.4 N... 80.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM
EDT.

FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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