WOCN31 CWHX 111445
INTERMEDIATE TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT UPDATED BY THE 
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:52 AM ADT 
TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2012.
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INTERMEDIATE TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR:
      LABRADOR
      NEWFOUNDLAND
      NOVA SCOTIA.

      FOR POST-TROPICAL STORM LESLIE.

      THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3:00 PM ADT.

      LESLIE RACING NORTHEAST ACROSS NEWFOUNDLAND.

==DISCUSSION==
AS OF 12.00 AM ADT, POST-TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WAS LOCATED NEAR 49.5 
NORTH 53.6 WEST, OR ABOUT 95 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF GANDER, NL. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 KM/H WITH HIGHER GUSTS, AND THE 
STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 65 KM/H.  THE MINIMUM 
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 971 MB.

THE STORM IS POST-TROPICAL AT THIS POINT AND WILL ACCELERATE AWAY 
FROM NEWFOUNDLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON.

SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO BLAST EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND WITH GUSTS 
REACHING HURRICANE FORCE FROM BONAVISTA TO THE SOUTHERN AVALON. 
FURTHER GUSTS ABOVE 130 KM/H ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE STORM MOVES AWAY. 
TO THE WEST OF THE STORM NORTHWESTERLIES GUSTING TO 70-90 KM/H 
CONTINUE.

THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DROP OFF AFTER THE STORM PASSES.  THEY ARE 
CAUSING SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE, MANY LARGE TREES HAVE FALLEN, THERE ARE 
POWER OUTAGES FOR MUCH OF ST. JOHN'S AND THE AVALON PENINSULA, 
ROOFING MATERIALS AND WINDOWS HAVE BEEN RIPPED OUT OF SOME BUILDINGS.

WAVES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST ARE STILL NEAR 8 METRES IN PLACENTIA BAY 
AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN AVALON DIMINISHING TO 4-6 METRES FURTHER WEST. 
ALONG THE EAST COAST THEY ARE GROWING FROM 4-6 METRES AND WILL PEAK 
NEAR 9 METRES OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON.  3-5 METRES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG 
PARTS OFTHE EAST COAST.  WAVES WILL DIMINISH TO 2-3 METRES OVERNIGHT 
NEAR THE COAST FOR MOST OF THE ISLAND.

RAINFALL WARNINGS HAVE ENDED FOR NEWFOUNDLAND BUT THERE ARE STILL 
SOME LINGERING BANDS OF RAIN OVER WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND.  50 TO 70 
MILLIMETRES HAVE FALLEN SO FAR IN THE WEST WITH NEAR 100 MILLIMETRES 
OVER HIGHER TERRAIN (BASED ON RADAR), AND 30-40 IN CENTRAL
NEWFOUNDLAND, WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE EAST.  THERE WAS LOCALISED 
FLOODING, ROADS AND BRIDGES CUT, AND THE PORT AU PORT PENINSULA WAS 
TEMPORARILY ISOLATED FROM THE MAINLAND.  THE RAIN ALSO SATURATED 
WATERSHEDS AND WILL KEEP RIVER LEVELS HIGH, PROBABLY FOR SEVERAL 
DAYS.

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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