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Post-Tropical Cyclone FIONA


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Post-Tropical Cyclone Fiona Advisory Number  41
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL072022
1100 AM AST Sat Sep 24 2022
 
...HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS, STORM SURGE, AND HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE 
ACROSS PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC CANADA...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...47.9N 61.3W
ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM WNW OF PORT AUX BASQUES NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 25 MPH...41 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Nova Scotia from Hubbards to Brule
* Prince Edward Island
* Isle-de-la-Madeleine
* Newfoundland from Parson's Pond to Francois
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* St. Andrews New Brunswick to west of Hubbards Nova Scotia
* West of Brule Nova Scotia to Cap Madeleine Quebec
* Anticosti Island
* Sheldrake Quebec to north of Parson's Pond Newfoundland
* Boat Harbor to Hare Bay Newfoundland
* Francois to St Lawrence Newfoundland
 
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* North of Boat Harbor Newfoundland to West Bay Labrador
 
A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area.
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area.
 
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
 
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Fiona
was located near latitude 47.9 North, longitude 61.3 West. The
post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the north near 25 mph (41
km/h), and a slightly slower northward motion is expected during 
the next few days.   On the forecast track, the center of Fiona will
move across the Gulf of St. Lawrence today, and then move across 
Labrador and over the Labrador Sea on Sunday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph (130 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Gradual weakening is expected during the next couple of 
days.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 405
miles (650 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure based on surface 
observations is 945 mb (27.91 inches).   An observation on St. Paul 
Island recently reported a sustained wind of 67 mph (107 km/h) and 
a gust to 82 (132 km/h).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Fiona can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO header WTNT42 KNHC
and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT2.shtml.
 
WIND:  Hurricane conditions are occurring in portions of the
hurricane warning area in Canada. Tropical storm conditions are
occurring in portions of the tropical storm warning area in Canada.
Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area in 
Labrador on Sunday.
 
RAINFALL:  Fiona is forecast to produce the following additional
rainfall:
 
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and western Newfoundland: 1 to 3
inches (25 to 75 mm), resulting in storm total rainfall maxima of up
to 10 inches (200 mm). Flooding is expected, some of which could be
significant.
 
Labrador and eastern Quebec:  2 to 5 inches (50 to 125 mm).
 
Eastern New Brunswick: 1 inch (25 mm) with locally higher amounts.
 
STORM SURGE: A dangerous storm surge is expected to produce coastal
flooding within the warning areas in Atlantic Canada in areas of
onshore winds. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by
large and destructive waves.
 
SURF:  Swells generated by Fiona are affecting Atlantic Canada, the
northeastern United States coast, and Bermuda. The swells are
likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
Please consult products from your local weather office.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM AST.
Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.
 
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Forecaster Cangialosi
 
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