WOCN31 CWHX 080545
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT UPDATED BY THE CANADIAN
HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1:46 AM ADT THURSDAY
8 SEPTEMBER 2011.
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TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR:
      NEWFOUNDLAND
      NOVA SCOTIA.

      FOR HURRICANE KATIA.

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

      HURRICANE KATIA EXPECTED TO TRACK WELL SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA ON
      FRIDAY.  THE REGULAR (6-HOURLY) FORECAST CYCLE WILL BEGIN THIS
      MORNING AT 9:00 AM ADT.

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==DISCUSSION==
AS OF 12:00 AM ADT THURSDAY, KATIA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES 
SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA WITH MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR 130 KM/H.  MOST COMPUTER 
MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT THE INTENSITY IS LIKELY TO STAY AT 
CATEGORY-1 OVER THE NEXT 3 DAYS AS KATIA TRACKS NORTH, THEN TAKES A 
SHARP EASTWARD TURN ON FRIDAY.

THAT WOULD RESULT IN WIND IMPACTS LIMITED TO THE DISTANT OFFSHORE AND 
LARGE WAVES REACHING THE SOUTHERN COASTLINES OF NOVA SCOTIA AND 
NEWFOUNDLAND.  SWELL OF 1.5 TO 2 METRES (5-7 FEET) IS CURRENTLY BEING 
MEASURED AT THE HALIFAX HARBOUR BUOY.  THIS EQUATES TO WAVE BREAKING 
HEIGHTS AT SOME BEACHES OF 3 TO 4 METRES (10-13 FEET).  SWELL OF 2 
METRES OR MORE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA 
TODAY AND FRIDAY.  DANGEROUS SURF AND RIPTIDE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR 
AND SPECTATORS SHOULD STAY WELL AWAY FROM THE WAVE-BREAKING ZONES.

THE CURRENT PLAN AT THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE IS TO BEGIN OUR 
REGULAR FORECAST CYCLE OF 6-HOURLY BULLETINS STARTING THIS MORNING AT 
9:00 AM ADT.  THE CURRENT FORECASTS FOR THE SOUTHERNMOST CANADIAN 
MARINE TERRITORY IS FOR GALE TO STORM-FORCE WINDS ON FRIDAY AND/OR 
SATURDAY.

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.

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