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Atlantic and Caribbean Hurricanes from US Weather Service - The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service provides Atlantic hurricane info.
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  • Fri., November 21st, There are no tropical cyclones at this time.
    No tropical cyclones as of Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:04:46 GMT
  • Fri., November 21st, Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

    000
    ABNT20 KNHC 211703
    TWOAT
    TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
    NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
    100 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008

    FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

    TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

    $$

    FORECASTER BLAKE



Canadian Hurricane Information Statements - A technical discussion of the storms tracked by the Canadian Hurricane Centre. Please note: you will not see any content if the Canadian Hurricane Centre is not currently tracking a storm. Once a hurricane / tropical storm has the potential to affect Canadian territory, a Hurricane Information Statement will first be issued, followed by a Hurricane Watch and then finally a Hurricane Warning bulletin (if needed).
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  • Wed., October 1st, Laura
    WOCN32 CWHX 011800
    POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE 
    CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3.30 PM NDT 
    WEDNESDAY 01 OCTOBER 2008.
    
    THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA.
    
     ... LAURA HEADING OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC...
    
    1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION
    
    AT 3.30 PM NDT... POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA WAS LOCATED NEAR
    LATITUDE 47.2 N AND LONGITUDE 46.3 W... ABOUT 260 NAUTICAL MILES
    OR 485 KM EAST OF ST JOHNS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
    ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS... 74 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 1002
    MB. LAURA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 16 KNOTS... 30 KM/H.
    
    2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH
    
    DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
              NDT                    MB  KTS  KMH
    OCT 01  3.30 PM  47.2N  46.3W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 01  9.30 PM  48.9N  45.6W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 02  3.30 AM  50.6N  44.7W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 02  9.30 AM  52.2N  43.6W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 02  3.30 PM  53.7N  42.0W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    
    3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
    NONE.
    
     4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
    GALES HAVE NOW MOVED BEYOND THE GRAND BANKS AND THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND 
    LABRADOR WEATHER OFFICE IS ENDING THE GALE WARNINGS.
    
    5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION FOR METEOROLOGISTS
    
    A. ANALYSIS
    WHILE LAURA HAS NOT TRANSITIONED TO EXTRATROPICAL IT IS ALSO NO 
    LONGER TROPICAL AFTER HAVING LOST MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 
    IF LOCATED 500-600 MILES FARTHER SOUTH WE WOULD PROBABLY BE CALLING 
    THIS SUBTROPICAL OR NON-TROPICAL. AT ANY RATE LAURA AND HER
    REMAINING GALES HAVE MOVED EAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND WATERS.
    
    WE CONTINUE HOLDING THE SYSTEM AT 40 KTS WITH ALL REMAINING GALES 
    MOSTLY IN THE EASTERN HALF.
    
    B. PROGNOSTIC
    WE MAINTAIN THE PERVIOUS FORECAST TRACK AND THINKING.
    
    C. PUBLIC WEATHER
    NONE.
    
    D. MARINE WEATHER
    NONE.
    
    PREDICTED WIND RADII (NM)
    TIME          GALES           STORMS            HURRICANE
             NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW
    01/18Z  150 150  30   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/00Z  180 150  60  30     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/06Z  210 180  90  90     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/12Z  240 180 120 120     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/18Z  270 180 150 150     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    
    END BOWYER
  • Wed., October 1st, Laura
    WOCN32 CWHX 011800
    POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE 
    CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3.30 PM NDT 
    WEDNESDAY 01 OCTOBER 2008.
    
    THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA.
    
     ... LAURA HEADING OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC...
    
    1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION
    
    AT 3.30 PM NDT... POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA WAS LOCATED NEAR
    LATITUDE 47.2 N AND LONGITUDE 46.3 W... ABOUT 260 NAUTICAL MILES
    OR 485 KM EAST OF ST JOHNS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
    ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS... 74 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 1002
    MB. LAURA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 16 KNOTS... 30 KM/H.
    
    2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH
    
    DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
              NDT                    MB  KTS  KMH
    OCT 01  3.30 PM  47.2N  46.3W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 01  9.30 PM  48.9N  45.6W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 02  3.30 AM  50.6N  44.7W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 02  9.30 AM  52.2N  43.6W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 02  3.30 PM  53.7N  42.0W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    
    3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
    NONE.
    
     4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
    GALES HAVE NOW MOVED BEYOND THE GRAND BANKS AND THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND 
    LABRADOR WEATHER OFFICE IS NEDING THE GALE WARNINGS.
    
    5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION FOR METEOROLOGISTS
    
    A. ANALYSIS
    WHILE LAURA HAS NOT TRANSITIONED TO EXTRATROPICAL IT IS ALSO NO 
    LONGER TROPICAL AFTER HAVING LOST MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 
    IF LOCATED 500-600 MILES FARTHER SOUTH WE WOULD PROBABLY BE CALLING 
    THIS SUBTROPICAL OR NON-TROPICAL. AT ANY RATE LAURA AND HER
    REMAINING GALES HAVE MOVED EAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND WATERS.
    
    WE CONTINUE HOLDING THE SYSTEM AT 40 KTS WITH ALL REMAINING GALES 
    MOSTLY IN THE EASTERN HALF.
    
    B. PROGNOSTIC
    WE MAINTAIN THE PERVIOUS FORECAST TRACK AND THINKING.
    
    C. PUBLIC WEATHER
    NONE.
    
    D. MARINE WEATHER
    NONE.
    
    PREDICTED WIND RADII (NM)
    TIME          GALES           STORMS            HURRICANE
             NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW
    01/18Z  150 150  30   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/00Z  180 150  60  30     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/06Z  210 180  90  90     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/12Z  240 180 120 120     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/18Z  270 180 150 150     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    
    END BOWYER
  • Wed., October 1st, Laura
    WOCN32 CWHX 011500
    POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA INTERMEDIATE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED 
    BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
    12.30 NOON NDT WEDNESDAY 01 OCTOBER 2008.
    
    THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3.30 PM NDT
    
     ... LAURA NOW A POST-TROPICAL STORM EAST OF THE GRAND BANKS...
    
     AT 12.30 PM NDT... POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA WAS LOCATED NEAR
    LATITUDE 46.5 N AND LONGITUDE 46.5 W... ABOUT 265 NAUTICAL MILES OR 
    490 KM EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST.JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND. POSITION ACCURATE
    TO WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES.
    
     LAURA IS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 16 KNOTS... 30
    KM/H. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS... 74
    KM/H AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 996 MB.
    
     NORTH AND NORTHWEST GALES WILL LINGER IN THE EXTREME EASTERN 
    PORTIONS OF THE GRAND BANKS FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS. ACCORDINGLY
    GALE WARNINGS FOR THOSE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE LOWERED LATER THIS 
    AFTERNOON.
    
     MARINE INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR FORECASTS AND WARNINGS 
    ISSUED FOR THEIR REGION BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
    
    END BOWYER
  • Wed., October 1st, Laura
    WOCN32 CWHX 011200
    TROPICAL STORM LAURA INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
    CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9.30 AM NDT 
    WEDNESDAY 01 OCTOBER 2008.
    
    THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3.30 PM NDT
    
     ...LAURA TRACKING ACROSS THE OUTER EDGE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN GRAND
    BANKS...SOON TO BE POST-TROPICAL...
    
    1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION
    
    AT 9.30 AM NDT... TROPICAL STORM LAURA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
    45.8 N AND LONGITUDE 47.7 W... ABOUT 250 NAUTICAL MILES OR 465 KM 
    EAST SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
    ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS... 74 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 1002
    MB. LAURA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS... 28 KM/H.
    POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES.
    
    2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH
    
    DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
              NDT                    MB  KTS  KMH
    OCT 01  9.30 AM  45.8N  47.7W  1002   40   74 TRANSITIONING
    OCT 01  3.30 PM  47.0N  46.6W  1002   40   74 TRANSITIONING
    OCT 01  9.30 PM  48.6N  45.9W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 02  3.30 AM  50.2N  45.0W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    OCT 02  9.30 AM  51.9N  43.8W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
    
    3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
    A RAINBAND NORTHWEST OF LAURA IS BRUSHING ALONG THE EAST COAST OF 
    NEWFOUNDLAND AND COULD PUSH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS THIS MORNING INTO THE 
    COASTAL REGIONS OF THE BONA VISTA PENINSULA AND BONA VISTA NORTH.
    
     4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
    GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE 
    SOUTHEASTERN GRAND BANKS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE NORTHERN 
    GRAND BANKS. FARTHER WEST IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS THE WINDS ARE
    STRONG BUT NOT GALE FORCE.
    
    A SEPARATE BAND OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
    RAINBAND HAS MOVED WELL NORTHWEST OF THE CENTRE OF LAURA. IT PASSED 
    OVER HIBERNIA DURING THE NIGHT AND THE RIGS REPORTED 40-45 KTS
    AT 3.30 AM NDT. THESE WINDS WILL BE HIGHER THAN WHAT WILL OCCUR
    AT THE SEA SURFACE HOWEVER GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED 
    WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS BAND.
    
    5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION FOR METEOROLOGISTS
    
    A. ANALYSIS
    WELL ... LAURA SHOULD BE TRANSITIONING BY NOW SO SOMEONE NEEDS TO 
    TELL HER TO START LOOKING LIKE THAT KIND OF STORM. THE WEAKENING
    OF THE STORM IS EVIDENT IN THE SATELLITE PRESENTATION AND THE LOSS
    OF SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION ON ALL BUT THE EASTERN FLANK. HOWEVER IT
    REMAINS AS AN IDENTIFIABLE ENTITY WITH SYMMETRY AROUND THE CORE ...
    HENCE WE CONTINUE CALLING THIS A TROPICAL STORM. A DISEMBODIED 
    RAINBAND HAS PUSHED WELL NORTHWEST TO NEAR NEWFOUNDLAND AND COLD
    LOW LEVEL AIR AS EVIDENCED BY A SOLID STRATUS DECK IS BEING DRAWN
    INTO THE SYSTEM ON ITS WESTERN FLANK ... THEREFORE IT WILL BE HARD
    TO CONTINUE CALLING THIS TROPICAL FOR MUCH LONGER.
    
    LAURA CONTINUES ON A NORTH NORTHEAST TRACK AND REMAINS IN THE
    EXTREME EASTERN EDGE OF THE GRAND BANKS AT FORECAST
    TIME ... JUST SOUTH OF THE BORDER BETWEEN THE NORTHERN AND 
    SOUTHEASTERN BANKS.
    
    WE INITIALIZE LAURA AT 40 KTS FOLLOWING NHC WHO REPORTS A TAFB/SAB 
    INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF 35-40 KTS. THE 0817Z CIMSS AMSU ESTIMATE WAS
    34 KTS AND THE 08Z MORNING QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWED 35-40 KTS IN THE
    EAST AND SOUTHEAST QUADRANTS. HOWEVER A BAND OF STRONG ... AND 
    POSSIBLY EVEN MARGINAL GALES HAS PULLED AWAY UNDER THE RAINBAND 
    EXTENDING UPWARDS OF 250 NM TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTRE.
    
    B. PROGNOSTIC
    THE 0Z GUIDANCE SHOWED CONSIDERABLE SPREAD IN THE PREDICTED
    TRACKS. HOWEVER ALL THE MODELS SHOW LAURA TRACKING MORE EASTWARD 
    ESPECIALLY AFTER 36 HOURS.
    
    THE SSTS BENEATH THE STORM ARE DECREASING RAPIDLY AND LAURA HAS 
    WEAKENED AS A RESULT. LAURA SHOULD BECOME POST-TROPICAL OVER THE
    NEXT 12-24 HOURS AND THEN SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY STRENGTHENING ...
    BUT THE BAROCLINIC REINVIGORATION IS INDICATED IN THE MODELS ONCE
    IT IS WELL BEYOND CANADIAN WATERS.
    
    C. PUBLIC WEATHER
    THE RAINBAND COULD BRUSH THE NORTHERN PENINSULA AND EVEN THE 
    SOUTHEAST COAST OF LABRADOR AS IT SWINGS NORTHWEST.
    
    D. MARINE WEATHER
    WE HAVE MADE A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE RADIUS OF GALES IN THE
    NORTHWEST QUADRANT ... INCREASING IT TO 250 NM. THIS IS TO 
    ACCOMMODATE THE BAND OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WHICH HAS 
    SEPARATED ITSELF FROM THE MAIN CIRCULATION. THERE IS NOT A
    CONTINUOUS FIELD OF GALES TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE CENTRE. THE
    LARGE CHANGE IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADII AT 02/00Z IS BASED
    ON THE RAINBAND GALES ENDING LATER TODAY.
    
    PREDICTED WIND RADII (NM)
    TIME          GALES           STORMS            HURRICANE
             NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW
    01/12Z  120 150   0 250     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    01/18Z  150 150   0 250     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/00Z  180 150  90  90     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/06Z  210 180 120 120     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    02/12Z  240 210 150 150     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
    
    END HATT/BOWYER

Canadian Hurricane Watches / Warnings Bulletins - From the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth NS. Please note: you will not see any content if the Canadian Hurricane Centre is not currently tracking a storm. Once a hurricane / tropical storm has the potential to affect Canadian territory, a Hurricane Information Statement will first be issued, followed by a Hurricane Watch and then finally a Hurricane Warning bulletin (if needed).
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  • Mon., September 29th, Warning
    WTCN31 CWHX 290400
    SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
    ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
    OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
    AT 1:00 AM ADT MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2008.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    TROPICAL STORM WARNING ENDED FOR:
          LUNENBURG COUNTY
          QUEENS COUNTY NOVA SCOTIA
          SHELBURNE COUNTY
          YARMOUTH COUNTY
          DIGBY COUNTY
          ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
          SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
          GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY
          MONCTON AND SOUTHEAST NEW BRUNSWICK
          FUNDY NATIONAL PARK.
    
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    ==DISCUSSION==
    KYLE IS NO LONGER A TROPICAL STORM AND HAS NOW EVOLVED INTO AN 
    EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM JUST TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE CITY OF
    ST JOHN.  AS A RESULT.. TROPICAL TYPE WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER
    REQUIRED.
    
    PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
    
    END/CHC
  • Sun., September 28th, Warning
    WTCN31 CWHX 290205
    SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
    ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
    OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
    AT 11:05 PM ADT SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2008.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR:
    =NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
    =NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
    =NEW= DIGBY COUNTY
          LUNENBURG COUNTY
          QUEENS COUNTY NOVA SCOTIA
          ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
          SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
          GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY
          MONCTON AND SOUTHEAST NEW BRUNSWICK
          FUNDY NATIONAL PARK.
    
          TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD NEW BRUNSWICK.
    
          A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED GALES...WINDS OF
          63 KM/H OR MORE. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM ALSO IMPLIES THE
          THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
    
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    ==DISCUSSION==
    AT 9PM ADT KYLE WENT ASHORE JUST NORTH OF YARMOUTH AS A
    MARGINAL CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE.  REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SO
    FAR OF SOME TREES DOWNED AND ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES.
    
    WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM KYLE CAN STILL CAUSE DAMAGE
    WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 110 KM/H OVER EXPOSED AREAS.
    
    KYLE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO MOST OF NEW
    BRUNSWICK WHERE RAINFALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED. 50 TO 100 
    MILLIMETRES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EMO NEW
    BRUNSWICK REMINDS THE PUBLIC THAT RAINFALL IN THESE AMOUNTS IN A 
    SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN RESULT IN RAPID INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS IN 
    STREAMS AND RIVERS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
    
    PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
    
    END/CHC
  • Sun., September 28th, Watch
    WWCN31 CWHX 290155
    SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
    ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
    OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
    AT 10:55 PM ADT SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2008.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    HURRICANE WARNING ENDED FOR:
          SHELBURNE COUNTY
          YARMOUTH COUNTY
          DIGBY COUNTY.
    
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    ==DISCUSSION==
    HURRICANE KYLE HAS WEAKENED TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.  AS A
    RESULT..
    HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE ENDED BUT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN 
    EFFECT TO ACCOUNT FOR STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF
    THE SYSTEM.
    
    PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
    
    
    
    END/ASPC
  • Sun., September 28th, Warning
    WTCN31 CWHX 281749
    SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
    ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
    OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
    AT 2:49 PM ADT SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2008.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR:
    =NEW= LUNENBURG COUNTY
    =NEW= QUEENS COUNTY NOVA SCOTIA
    =NEW= ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
    =NEW= FUNDY NATIONAL PARK
    =NEW= MONCTON AND SOUTHEAST NEW BRUNSWICK
          SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
          GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
    
          HURRICANE KYLE IS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MARITIMES.
    
          A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED GALES...WINDS OF
          63 KM/H OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN 24
          HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF
          LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM
          WARNING ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY
          RAINFALL.
    
    HURRICANE WARNING FOR:
    =NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
    =NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
    =NEW= DIGBY COUNTY.
    
    A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING DANGEROUS 
    EFFECTS OF A HURRICANE ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN
    24 HOURS:
    
    (A) SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ... WINDS OF 118 KM/H OR MORE;
    
    (B) DANGEROUSLY HIGH WATER OR A COMBINATION OF DANGEROUSLY HIGH WATER 
    AND EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVES, EVEN THOUGH WINDS EXPECTED MAY BE LESS 
    THAN HURRICANE FORCE.
    
    BY NATURE A HURRICANE ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM 
    HEAVY RAINFALL.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    TROPICAL STORM WARNING ENDED FOR:
          SHELBURNE COUNTY
          YARMOUTH COUNTY
          DIGBY COUNTY.
    
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    ==DISCUSSION==
    AT 2PM ADT KYLE APPEARS TO BE IN LINE FOR LANDFALL THIS EVENING IN 
    WESTERN YARMOUTH COUNTY NOVA SCOTIA AS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM OR 
    MARGINAL CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE. EVEN IF IT BRUSHES THE COAST AND 
    PASSES INTO THE BAY OF FUNDY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 130 KM/H 
    SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA AREA WITH
    GUSTS TO AT LEAST 100 KM/H WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALONG THE 
    FUNDY COAST OF NEW BRUNSWICK AND THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST NOVA
    SCOTIA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE TO BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY AT THE COAST.
    
    THESE SAME WINDS SPEEDS IN SIMILAR EVENTS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED 
    TREE DAMAGE RESULTING IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES 
    DUE TO FALLING BRANCHES LIMBS OR OR TREES. ALL PREPARATIONS TO
    SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY.
    
    WATER LEVELS IN YARMOUTH AND SHELBURNE COUNTIES ARE NOW EXPECTED TO 
    EXCEED 1.0 METRE ABOVE NORMAL WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OF THE TIME
    OF HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. ACCORDINGLY A STORM SURGE WARNING FOR 
    THOSE AREAS HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE ATLANTIC STORM PREEICTION CENTRE. 
    THIS COMBINED WITH DANGEROUS ROUGH SURF LATE THIS EVENING WILL LEAD 
    TO SHORELINE EROSION AND DAMAGE TO THE COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAINLY 
    IN YARMOUTH AND DIGBY COUNTIES.
    
    KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO MOST OF NEW
    BRUNSWICK WHERE RAINFALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED. 50 TO 100 
    MILLIMETRES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EMO NEW
    BRUNSWICK REMINDS THE PUBLIC THAT RAINFALL IN THESE AMOUNTS IN A 
    SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN RESULT IN RAPID INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS IN 
    STREAMS AND RIVERS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
    
    PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
    
    END/CHC

Environment Canada Weather for Charlottetown - Official government weather forecast.
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  • Fri., November 21st, WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUED, Charlottetown
    Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Issued: 11:02 AM AST Friday 21 November 2008
  • Fri., November 21st, Current Conditions: Cloudy, -4.3°C
    Observed at: Charlottetown Airport 6:00 PM AST Friday 21 November 2008
    Condition: Cloudy
    Temperature: -4.3°C
    Pressure / Tendency: 101.8 kPa rising
    Visibility: 24.1 km
    Humidity: 72 %
    Wind Chill: -7
    Dewpoint: -8.51°C
    Wind: W 8 km/h
  • Fri., November 21st, Friday night: Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Low minus 3 with temperature rising to plus 1 by morning.
    Becoming cloudy this evening. Snow at times heavy and blowing snow beginning overnight. Amount 10 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northeast 20 this evening then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 overnight. Low minus 3 with temperature rising to plus 1 by morning. Forecast issued 4:00 PM AST Friday 21 November 2008
  • Fri., November 21st, Saturday: Snow at times heavy mixed with rain. High plus 3.
    Snow at times heavy mixed with rain ending near noon then cloudy and 40 percent chance of rain showers. Snowfall amount 10 cm. Blowing snow in the morning. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming northwest 50 gusting to 80 late in the morning then diminishing to 30 gusting to 50 in the afternoon. High plus 3. Forecast issued 4:00 PM AST Friday 21 November 2008
  • Fri., November 21st, Saturday night: Flurries or rain showers. Low minus 4.
    Cloudy. 40 percent chance of rain showers early in the evening. Flurries beginning in the evening. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 4. Forecast issued 4:00 PM AST Friday 21 November 2008

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