 Late on October 2, Kyle developed an eye feature in the center of the storm, and the winds increased to about 65 mph (105 km/h); operationally it was forecast to regain hurricane status.However, the storm encountered further wind shear, which left the center exposed from the convection by early on October 4.Convection became intermittent and separated from the circulation, and Kyle again weakened to tropical depression status on October 5.