WOCN31 CWHX 100045 TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:34 PM AST WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2011. --------------------------------------------------------------------- TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR: =NEW= NEWFOUNDLAND =NEW= NOVA SCOTIA. FOR TROPICAL STORM SEAN. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9:00 AM AST THURSDAY. CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE MONITORING TROPICAL STORM SEAN - EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AS TROPICAL ENTITY PRIOR TO ARRIVAL OVER CANADIAN WATERS. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== TROPICAL STORM SEAN FORMED FROM AN ORIGINALLY NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. THE STORM HAS BECOME ORGANIZED TODAY AND MAY ATTAIN HURRICANE STATUS OVERNIGHT OR THURSDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE TROPICAL STORM FROM THE WEST AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY ABSORB IT AND EXTRACT THE MOISTURE NORTHWARD - FALLING OVER NOVA SCOTIA AND NEWFOUNDLAND. WE DO NOT EXPECT THE CORE OF THE STORM'S WIND TO LAST LONG ENOUGH TO AFFECT CANADIAN WATERS DIRECTLY, SO WE ARE NOT PLANNING REGULAR BULLETINS FROM THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, WE WILL ISSUE AN UPDATE ON THE SITUATION THURSDAY MORNING. THE POSSIBILITY OF THE STORM RETAINING ITS ENTITY INSIDE CANADIAN FORECAST WATERS STILL EXISTS. REGARDLESS, HIGH WIND, HEAVY RAINFALL AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL OVERSPREAD ATLANTIC CANADA AND OFFSHORE WATERS ON FRIDAY. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS AND RAINFALL WARNINGS CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA/WARNINGS AND STORM TRACK INFORMATION AT WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA/HURRICANE (ALL IN LOWER CASE). PLEASE ALSO REFER TO THE PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA FOR YOUR AREA. END/FOGARTY