Cristobal, now Extratropical, passes well south of Newfoundland

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POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION CRISTOBAL INTERMEDIATE INFORMATION STATEMENT
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
6.30 PM NDT WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2008.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9.30 PM NDT

... CRISTOBAL IS NOW A POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION ...

AT 6.30 PM NDT...POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 44.6 N AND LONGITUDE 51.1 W...ABOUT 145 NAUTICAL MILES
OR 275 KM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS... OR 37 KM/H.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 30 KNOTS... OR 56 KM/H
AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 1012 MB.

BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY AS WELL AS PRESSURE REPORTS FROM
NEARBY BUOYS Z44728 Z44621 AND 44138... WE HAVE DECIDED TO
DOWNGRADE CRISTOBAL TO A POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION.

PUBLIC AND MARINE INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THEIR REGION BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.

END SZETO/BOWYER