KYLE MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST;
Kyle is the Fifth Longest-lived Atlantic Basin Storm on Record (See NOAA's National Hurricane Center for the latest information on this storm. Complete advisories are posted at 11 a.m., 5 p.m., 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. All times are Eastern. Advisories are posted more frequently as the storm nears the USA mainland.) October 10, 2002 — At 5 p.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Depression Kyle was located near latitude 29.2 north, longitude 80.1 west or about 55 miles east of Daytona Beach, Fla. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph, and a turn to the northwest is expected Thursday night. On this track, the center will move close to the northeast Florida and Georgia coasts Thursday night and Friday, according to the NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Depression Kyle taken at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Oct. 10, 2002. Click here to see high resolution version, which is a large file. Click here to see latest view. Please credit “NOAA.”)
NOAA’s HURRICANE FACTS KYLE TIMELINE Sept. 21 — Kyle forms as a subtropical storm. Sept. 22 — Kyle becomes a tropical storm. Sept. 25 — Kyle becomes a Categor 1 hurricane. Sept. 27 — Kyle begins to weaken. Sept. 28 — Kyle downgraded to tropical storm. Sept. 30 — Kyle now a tropical depression. LONGEST-LIVED TROPICAL CYCLONE* The world record, Pacific basin: Hurricane/Typhoon John, Aug. 11- Sep.10, 1994 — 31 days For the Atlantic basin:
1) Ginger, 1971 — 27.25 days
2) Inga, 1969 — 24.75 days
3) Carrie 1957— 20.75 days
Storm 9 of 1893 —
4 ) Inez 1966 — 20.25 days
5) Kyle 2002 — 20.50 days
6 ) Alberto 2000 — 19.75 days
*NOAA measures the life of a tropical cyclone from when the first and last advisories are issued. Maximum sustained winds have increased slightly to near 35 mph with higher gusts. Although no significant change in strength is likely during the next 24 hours, only a slight increase in winds would make Kyle a tropical storm again. The minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance plane is 1010 mb, 29.83 inches. The tropical storm watch is shifted northward as of 5 p.m. EDT. A tropical storm watch is in effect from Flagler Beach, Fla., to Edisto Beach, S.C. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by NOAA National Weather Service local forecast offices. Kyle now becomes the fifth longest-lived Atlantic basin tropical cyclone at 20 and a half days. Ginger holds the record as the longest-lived tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin, which lasted 27.25 days. The longest-lived tropical cyclone was 1994's Hurricane/Typhoon John in the Pacific basin, which lasted 31 days and crossed two datelines. NOAA measures the life of a tropical cyclone from when the first and last advisories are issued. Click NOAA tracking map for larger view.
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