WOCN31 CWHX 141745
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN
HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:01 PM ADT SUNDAY
14 AUGUST 2011.
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TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= NEWFOUNDLAND.

      FOR TROPICAL STORM GERT.

      THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9:00 PM ADT.

      TROPICAL STORM GERT FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE GRAND BANKS
      TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.  GERT NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT LAND.

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==DISCUSSION==
1. SUMMARY OF BASIC INFORMATION AT 3.00 PM ADT.

LOCATION: 28.6 NORTH 63.3 WEST.

ABOUT 430 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 65 KM/H.

PRESENT MOVEMENT: NORTHWEST AT 13 KM/H.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 1009 MB.

2. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.

THIS SYSTEM, WHICH WILL LIKELY BECOME POST-TROPICAL STORM GERT, IS 
EXPECTED TO PASS WELL OFFSHORE OF NEWFOUNDLAND LATE TUESDAY OR 
WEDNESDAY, SO NO IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED OVER LAND.  RAIN AND SOUTHEAST 
WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE ISLAND ON TUESDAY FROM AN UNRELATED WEATHER 
SYSTEM.

3. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.

GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE GRAND BANKS ON TUESDAY INTO 
WEDNESDAY WITH BUILDING SEAS RELATED TO POST-TROPICAL STORM GERT AND 
A LARGER WEATHER SYSTEM.  THIS UNRELATED WEATHER SYSTEM FORECAST TO 
MOVE THROUGH ATLANTIC CANADA WILL EVENTUALLY ABSORB THE MUCH SMALLER 
TROPICAL/POST-TROPICAL SYSTEM.

VISIT WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA/HURRICANE (ALL IN LOWER CASE) FOR THE 
LATEST:

- FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE TABLE.

- STRENGTH AND PREDICTED WIND RADII TABLE.

- HURRICANE TRACK INFORMATION MAP.

- TECHNICAL DISCUSSION.

PLEASE ALSO REFER TO THE PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS 
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA FOR YOUR AREA.

END/FOGARTY