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WOCN31 CWHX 200607
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT
FOR EASTERN CANADA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:07 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.
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==DISCUSSION==
FOR HURRICANE ERNESTO.
AN INTERMEDIATE UPDATE WILL BE PROVIDED BY 6:30 A.M. NDT. THE NEXT
FULL INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9:30 A.M. NDT.
HURRICANE ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AS IT TRACKS
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE GRAND BANKS THIS MORNING. ERNESTO IS
EXPECTED TO EXIT THE NORTHERN GRAND BANKS MARINE AREA BETWEEN 8 AND
9 AM NDT THIS MORNING.
1. SUMMARY OF BASIC INFORMATION AT 3:30 A.M. NDT.
LOCATION: NEAR 46.8 NORTH 50.8 WEST.
ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES EAST OF CAPE RACE.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 120 KM/H.
PRESENT MOVEMENT: EAST-NORTHEAST AT 56 KM/H.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 979 MILLIBARS.
2. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.
HEAVY RAINFALL WAS SIGNIFICANT AS SEEN ON HOLYROOD RADAR AND IS SOON
ENDING. THE NEXT INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN ISSUED AT 6:30 NDT WILL
INCLUDE A FEW RAINFALL TOTALS.
DETAILS:
A. WIND.
CAPE RACE REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST TO 67 KM/H. ST. JOHNS AIRPORT
REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 52 KM/H. AS EXPECTED, WIND OVER LAND AREAS
WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT.
B. RAINFALL.
A HEAVY BAND OF RAINFALL MOVED INTO SOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND LATE
LAST EVENING AND IS MOVING OUT OF THE REGION CURRENTLY. A PRIVATE
STATION IN CAPE PINE REPORTED 20.1 MM IN AN HOUR.
C. SURGE/WAVES.
SWELLS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA ARE BEGINNING TO
SUBSIDE AS REPORTED BY THE HALIFAX HARBOUR BUOY. SIGNIFICANT WAVE
HEIGHTS AT BANQUEREAU BANK BUOY PEAKED AT 8.1 METRES AT 7:30 NDT
MONDAY EVENING AND HAVE SINCE SUBSIDED BELOW 4 METRES.
LARGE WAVES IMPACTING THE SOUTHERN COASTLINE OF NEWFOUNDLAND WILL
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING.
3. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.
ALL MARINE WARNINGS FOR THE MARITIMES HAVE BEEN ENDED.
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND WATERS, STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
GRAND BANKS AND EAST COAST - NORTH OF CAPE ST. FRANCIS. A GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH COAST.
FORECASTERS: HATT
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE
CENTRE AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
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