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HURRICANE KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER  26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST THU SEP 26 2002

...KYLE MOVING SLOWLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC...
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  59.7 WEST OR 
ABOUT 455 MILES...730 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH... 9 KM/HR... 
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME DECREASE IN 
FORWARD SPEED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING 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 150 MILES...240 KM...IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...27.4 N... 59.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 980 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 AM AST...FRIDAY.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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