WOCN31 CWHX 211745
TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN
HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 2:49 PM ADT THURSDAY
21 JUNE 2012.
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TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= NEWFOUNDLAND.

      FOR HURRICANE CHRIS.

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

      HURRICANE CHRIS WELL SOUTHEAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND - POSSIBLY
      BRINGING GALES TO EASTERN GRAND BANKS - NO IMPACT ON LAND.

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==DISCUSSION==
1. SUMMARY OF BASIC INFORMATION AT 3.00 PM ADT.

LOCATION: 42.3 NORTH 42.9 WEST.

ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE GRAND BANKS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 120 KM/HOUR.

PRESENT MOVEMENT: NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 35 KM/H.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 987 MB.

2. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.

A. WIND.

NO IMPACTS OVER LAND.

B. RAINFALL.

NO IMPACTS OVER LAND.

C. SURGE/WAVES.

NO IMPACTS.  SLIGHTLY-INCREASING WAVE/SWELL HEIGHT OVER EASTERN
AVALON ON FRIDAY.

3. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.

THIS IS A PURELY MARINE STORM EVENT POTENTIALLY BRINGING GALE-FORCE 
WINDS TO THE GRAND BANKS.  WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 ARE POSSIBLE OVER 
THE EASTERN GRAND BANKS BY LATE FRIDAY AS CHRIS TRANSFORMS INTO A 
POST-TROPICAL STORM WHILE MERGING WITH A LARGE NON-TROPICAL LOW.

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.

END/FOGARTY