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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KYLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  82A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2002
 
...KYLE CONTINUING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD JUST OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN 
COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF BRUNSWICK
GEORGIA TO CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN 24 HOURS.

WHILE RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES LITTLE CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF 
KYLE DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...THE SYSTEM COULD STILL BECOME A 
TROPICAL STORM PRIOR TO REACHING THE COAST.

AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KYLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.7 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.  THIS IS ALSO ABOUT
100 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  A NORTHWARD
MOTION AT ABOUT THIS SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST LATER TODAY.  ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA NEAR MIDDAY FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  KYLE
COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM PRIOR TO REACHING THE COAST.  AN AIR
FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL BE INVESTIGATING
KYLE WITHIN THE HOUR.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH KYLE.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA 
COASTS.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...30.7 N... 80.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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