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FXCN01 CWHF 080912
KEY FORECAST POINTS:
-STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY EASING
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
-PATCHY MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING BRIEFLY THIS MORNING AND
THEN MORE EXTENSIVELY TONIGHT OVER THE APPROACHES.
-IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS MOVING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT RANGE DISCUSSION FOR OPS AREA ALPHA AND THE ECHOES, CFB HALIFAX
PROPERTIES AND 12 WING SHEARWATER
PERIOD OF COVERAGE: 0600Z 08 MAR TO 0400Z 10 MAR.
MODEL DISCUSSION: USED RDPS.
CONFIDENCE: HIGH.
COMMENTS/IMPACTS: WESTERLY GUSTS TO GALES OVER THE INNER HARBOUR
WITH SUSTAINED GALES FOR THE APPROACHES AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM RESIDES TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY EASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS THE LOW TO THE
NORTH BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO SLACKEN
OVER THE AREA.
FLOW FROM THE BAY OF FUNDY WILL GIVE MAINLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH A
FEW FLURRIES MAINLY THIS MORNING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
INTO SUNDAY WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW.
LONG RANGE DISCUSSION FOR OPS AREA ALPHA AND THE ECHOES, CFB HALIFAX
PROPERTIES AND 12 WING SHEARWATER
PERIOD OF COVERAGE: 0400Z 10 MAR TO 0400Z 13 MAR.
MODEL DISCUSSION: USED GDPS.
CONFIDENCE: MODERATE TO HIGH.
COMMENTS/IMPACTS: A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE IN ON MONDAY GIVING PATCHY
CLOUD AND A CHANCE OF FLURRIES. RIDGING WILL BUILD IN LATE IN THE
DAY AND GIVE IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY. MODEL GUIDANCE IS
INDICATING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTH OF THE REGION ON
TUESDAY WHICH WILL PUSH WARM AIR OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE MODERATED ALONG THE COAST DUE TO COOL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
BUT TUESDAY IS LOOKING TO BE A FAIR WEATHER DAY.
THE TAIL END OF A TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY GIVING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS A BROAD AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES IN BEHIND THIS FEATURE. THERE ARE SLIGHT TIMING
DISCREPANCIES BUT OVERALL THE MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT.
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