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WOCN31 CWHX 010551
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT
FOR EASTERN CANADA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:51 A.M. ADT SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2025.
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TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR:
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST
SOUTH COAST - CAPE ST. MARY'S AND EAST
EAST COAST - CAPE ST. FRANCIS AND SOUTH
NORTHERN GRAND BANKS
SOUTHEASTERN GRAND BANKS
SOUTHWESTERN GRAND BANKS.
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT ENDED FOR:
LAURENTIAN FAN.
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==DISCUSSION==
THE NEXT (INTERMEDIATE) INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 6:30
A.M.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST REGULAR INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED FROM THE
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE.
POST-TROPICAL STORM MELISSA CONTINUES MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN MARINE WATERS OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
1. SUMMARY OF BASIC INFORMATION AT 3:30 A.M. NDT.
LOCATION: 46.8 NORTH 52.4 WEST.
ABOUT 54 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAPE RACE.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
PRESENT MOVEMENT: NORTHEAST AT 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 966 MILLIBARS.
2. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS REMAINED OFFSHORE WHICH WAS EXPECTED GIVEN A
FULLY EXTRA-TROPICAL STORM. THERE WILL BE LARGE WAVES AND HEAVY SURF
FOR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND TODAY, PRIMARILY FROM THE
LARGE NON-TROPICAL LOW AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, FROM MELISSA.
A. WIND.
STRONG EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 90 KM/H OVER SOME EXPOSED AND
ELEVATED AREAS WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WITH GUSTS TO 80 KM/H SOMETIME THIS
MORNING.
B. RAINFALL.
RAIN OVER THE AVALON PENINSULA WILL COME TO AN END OVER THE NEXT
HOUR OR SO AS MELISSA CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM THE REGION. THE ST.
JOHN'S AND SURROUNDING AREA RECEIVED OVER 40 MM IN A SHORT TIME
FRAME THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT, WITH RATES AS HIGH AS 30 MM PER HOUR
OBSERVED AT SOME PRIVATE WEATHER STATIONS.
C. SURGE/WAVES.
FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND, LARGE WAVES WILL PEAK THIS MORNING
WITH BREAKING SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 METRES FORECAST.
THESE WAVES COMBINED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STORM SURGE MAY CAUSE
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTHWEST-FACING
SHORELINES IN THE BURIN AND AVALON PENINSULAS TODAY AND CONTINUING
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
3. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE GRAND BANKS.
STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EAST COAST - CAPE ST. FRANCIS AND
SOUTH AND FUNK ISLAND BANK. OFFSHORE WATERS COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT
WAVE HEIGHTS REACH 10 METRES SOUTH OF MELISSA'S TRACK.
FORECASTER: MARCH
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE
CENTRE AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
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