WOCN31 CWHX 160845
INTERMEDIATE TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE 
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:50 AM NDT FRIDAY 
16 SEPTEMBER 2011.
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INTERMEDIATE TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= LABRADOR
=NEW= NEWFOUNDLAND
=NEW= NOVA SCOTIA.

      FOR HURRICANE MARIA.

      THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9:30 AM NDT.

      HURRICANE MARIA EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE THIS
      AFTERNOON IN SOUTHEAST NEWFOUNDLAND - MERGING WITH LARGE
      NON-TROPICAL LOW OVER LABRADOR ON SATURDAY.

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==DISCUSSION==
SUMMARY OF BASIC INFORMATION AT 6:30 AM NDT.

LOCATION: ABOUT 41.7 NORTH 60.3 WEST.

ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SABLE ISLAND.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 130 KM/HOUR.

PRESENT MOVEMENT: NORTHEAST AT 75 KM/H.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 979 MB.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN AVALON AND TROPICAL 
STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AVALON, AND THE BURIN 
AND BONA VISTA PENINSULAS. STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN 
IN A FEW HOURS OVER SOUTHEAST MARINE AREAS.

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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