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TROPICAL STORM KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT MON SEP 23 2002

...KYLE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC...ONLY A 
THREAT TO SHIPPING INTERESTS...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  49.7 WEST OR ABOUT
875 MILES...1410 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.
 
KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH... 7 KM/HR... 
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 
HOURS.  HOWEVER...SOME ERRATIC MOTION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO WEAK 
STEERING CURRENTS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...31.8 N... 49.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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