WOCN31 CWHX 091145
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT UPDATED BY THE CANADIAN
HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:48 AM ADT FRIDAY
9 SEPTEMBER 2011.
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TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR:
      NEWFOUNDLAND
      NOVA SCOTIA.

      FOR HURRICANE KATIA.

      AN INTERMEDIATE STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 12:00 PM ADT
      FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT FULL STATEMENT ISSUED BY 3:00 PM ADT.

      LARGE WAVES AND HEAVY SURF ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA
      SCOTIA TODAY AND NEWFOUNDLAND SATURDAY - CENTRE TO TRACK WELL
      SOUTH OF LAND AREAS - STORM- TO POSSIBLY HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS
      OVER SOUTHERNMOST CANADIAN OFFSHORE WATERS.

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==DISCUSSION==
LOCATION: 38.4 NORTH 66.9 WEST.

ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 150 KM/HOUR.

PRESENT MOVEMENT: NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 KM/H.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 965 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 
TODAY 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 TODAY. 
WAVES COULD BE BREAKING AT HEIGHTS NEAR 5 METRES (ABOUT 15 FEET) BY 
THIS EVENING.  SIMILAR WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN NEWFOUNDLAND 
ON SATURDAY, POSSIBLY BREAKING AS HIGH AS 6 TO 7 METRES (ABOUT 20 
FEET).

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.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT THE INTENSITY OF THIS STORM IS 
LIKELY TO STAY AT CATEGORY-1 STRENGTH AS IT TRACKS SOUTH OF ATLANTIC 
CANADA.  THE CURRENT FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHERNMOST CANADIAN MARINE 
TERRITORY IS FOR GALE TO STORM-FORCE WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY. 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN EDGE OF 
THE MARITIMES AND NEWFOUNDLAND MARINE FORECAST DISTRICTS.
WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE IN THE 7 TO 10 METRE RANGE OVER THE SOUTHERNMOST 
PORTIONS OF THE MARINE DISTRICT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF WAVES 
EXCEEDING 10 METRES.

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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