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WOCN31 CWHX 200317
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT
FOR EASTERN CANADA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:17 A.M. ADT TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 2024.
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TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR:
ST. JOHN'S AND VICINITY
AVALON PENINSULA NORTH
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST
CLARENVILLE AND VICINITY
BONAVISTA PENINSULA
BURIN PENINSULA
SOUTH COAST
EAST COAST
NORTHERN GRAND BANKS
SOUTHEASTERN GRAND BANKS
SOUTHWESTERN GRAND BANKS.
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT ENDED FOR:
SABLE
EAST SCOTIAN SLOPE
BANQUEREAU
LAURENTIAN FAN
SOUTHWEST COAST.
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==DISCUSSION==
FOR HURRICANE ERNESTO.
THE NEXT FULL INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3:30 AM NDT.
HURRICANE ERNESTO IS TRACKING SOUTH OF CAPE RACE AND WILL CONTINUE
TO ACCELERATE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT AND WILL EXIT CANADIAN
MARINE WATERS LATER THIS MORNING.
1. SUMMARY OF BASIC INFORMATION AT 12:30 A.M. NDT.
LOCATION: NEAR 45.7 NORTH 53.1 WEST.
ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF CAPE RACE.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 130 KM/H.
PRESENT MOVEMENT: EAST-NORTHEAST AT 56 KM/H.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 973 MILLIBARS.
BANQUEREAU BANK BUOY REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT OF 8.1
METRES.
CAPE RACE REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 60 KM/H AT 11:30 NDT AND 12.2
MILLIMETRES OF RAIN IN THE LAST HOUR. A PRIVATE STATION IN CAPE PINE
REPORTED 20.1 MILLIMETRES OF RAIN IN THE LAST HOUR.
HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE AVALON PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE FOR 2 OR
3 MORE HOURS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 25 MILLIMTRES PER HOUR.
FORECASTER: HATT
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE
CENTRE AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
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