WOCN31 CWHX 082345
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT UPDATED BY THE CANADIAN
HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:43 PM 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 3:00 AM ADT.

      HURRICANE KATIA KICKING-UP HEAVY SURF ALONG COAST OF NOVA
      SCOTIA - CENTRE TO TRACK WELL SOUTH OF LAND AREAS - STORM TO
      POSSIBLY HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS IN CANADIAN OFFSHORE WATERS.

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==DISCUSSION==
LOCATION: 35.5NORTH 69.7WEST.

ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 140 KM/HOUR.

PRESENT MOVEMENT: NORTH NORTHEAST AT 30 KM/H.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 973 MB.

2. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.

NO LAND IMPACTS EXPECTED, BUT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE HIGH CLOUD 
DECK FROM HURRICANE KATIA WILL LIKELY SHROUD THE SUN OVER NOVA SCOTIA 
ON FRIDAY AND NEWFOUNDLAND ON SATURDAY.

A. WIND.

NO WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER LAND AREAS.

B. RAINFALL.

NO RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER LAND.  HOWEVER, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF 
THE NORTHERN EDGE OF RAIN REACHING AVALON PENINSULA EARLY SATURDAY.

C. SURGE/WAVES.

THE PRIMARY IMPACT OF THIS STORM FOR LAND TERRITORY WILL BE THE 
SOUTH-FACING COASTLINES OF NOVA SCOTIA AND NEWFOUNDLAND WITH LARGE 
SWELLS CRASHING ONSHORE.  WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN LARGE WAVES ALONG THE 
ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA AND THEY WILL BUILD FURTHER ON FRIDAY. 
WAVES COULD BE BREAKING AT HEIGHTS NEAR 5 METRES (ABOUT 15 FEET) BY 
LATE FRIDAY.  SIMILAR WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN NEWFOUNDLAND 
ON SATURDAY.

SPECTATORS SHOULD STAY WELL BACK FROM THE SURF ZONE.  DANGEROUS RIP 
CURRENTS CAN DEVELOP AT SOME BEACHES, THUS VENTURING INTO THE WATER 
IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

3. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.

MOST COMPUTER MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT THE INTENSITY OF THIS 
HURRICANE IS LIKELY TO STAY AT CATEGORY-1 OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS AS IT 
TRACKS NORTH NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND NORTH-EASTWARD TOMORROW.

THE CURRENT FORECASTS FOR THE SOUTHERNMOST CANADIAN MARINE TERRITORY 
IS FOR GALE TO STORM-FORCE WINDS TOMORROW AND SATURDAY.  WINDS COULD 
BE NEAR HURRICANE-FORCE OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN GRAND BANKS ON 
SATURDAY.  WITH A SLIGHT NORTHWARD ADJUSTMENT IN OUR FORECAST TRACK 
AND KATIA'S RECENT UPSWING IN INTENSITY, WAVES COULD APPROACH THE 
10-METRE HEIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTIONS OF THE MARINE 
DISTRICT.

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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