TROPICAL STORM KYLE BECOMES HURRICANE KYLE

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TROPICAL STORM KYLE BECOMES HURRICANE KYLE

• 11TH NAMED STORM OF 2008 SEASON
• KYLE TAKES A RARE PATH TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
• 25-29 SEPTEMBER 2008

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KYLE

• Kyle formed south of Bermuda on Thursday,
  September 25th.

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TROPICAL STORM KYLE SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
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HURRICANE KYLE SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
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KYLE

• Kyle could make landfall in either the
  Northeastern United States or near Nova Scotia,
  Canada, by late Sunday or early Monday., 28-29
  September

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OUTLOOK FOR REST OF 2008 HURRICANE SEASON

• The warm sea temperatures, low wind shear and
  other factors that contribute to the formation of
  hurricanes are still in place.

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OUTLOOK FOR REST OF 2008 HURRICANE SEASON

• In addition, El Nino, the eastern Pacific warm
  water phenomenon that can dampen Atlantic storm
  formation, has not developed, so. meutral El Nino
  conditions are expected for the rest of the
  season.