Hurricane Kyle: Coastal Watches and Warnings
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
539 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM
ANZ153-281145-
CASCO BAY-
539 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
$$
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WWCN31 CWHX 271916
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:16 PM ADT SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= QUEENS COUNTY
LUNENBURG COUNTY
SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY
ST. STEPHEN AND NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MARITIMES.
WIND AND OR RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT A TROPICAL STORM OR AN
INCIPIENT TROPICAL STORM CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO
THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM
ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
HURRICANE WATCH FOR:
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT
AND PASS WEST OF YARMOUTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS COULD
REACH 120 KM/H.
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT A HURRICANE OR AN INCIPIENT
HURRICANE CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SPECIFIED
AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS. BY NATURE A HURRICANE ALSO IMPLIES THE
THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH ENDED FOR:
DIGBY COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
AT 3PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED 465
KILOMETRES WEST OF BERMUDA AND MOVING NORTHWARD 24 KM/H. ON ITS PATH
KYLE IS FORECAST TO PASS JUST TO THE WEST OF YARMOUTH VERY LATE
SUNDAY EVENING OR VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE MAKING
LANDFALL ON THE NEW BRUNSWICK COAST BEFORE DAWN MONDAY.
CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT KYLE WILL PUSH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 80 KM/H WITH GUSTS TO 120 KM/H INTO THE TRI-COUNTY REGION OF
NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK AND
STRENGTH AND POSITION OF KYLE SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY BE
POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST JUST AS KYLE PASSES WEST OF YARMOUTH.
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED CONCURRENTLY FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.
THE REMAINING COUNTIES ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF NOVA SCOTIA AND IN
SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK CAN EXPECT WINDS NEAR 65 KM/H GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 110 KM/H.
THESE SAME WINDS SPEEDS IN SIMILAR EVENTS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE THAT HAS RESULTED IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES DUE TO FALLING BRANCHES OR TREES.
ALL PREPARATIONS TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO MOST OF NEW
BRUNSWICK WHERE RAINFALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED. 50 TO 100
MILLIMETRES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EMO NEW
BRUNSWICK REMINDS THE PUBLIC THAT RAINFALL IN THESE AMOUNTS IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN RESULT IN RAPID INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS IN
STREAMS AND RIVERS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
ALSO OF CONCERN..KYLE WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IN
YARMOUTH. THE RESULTING STORM SURGE FROM KYLE ON TOP OF THE DANGEROUS
ROUGH SURF MAY LEAD TO SHORELINE EROSION AND DAMAGE TO THE COASTAL
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINLY IN YARMOUTH AND DIGBY COUNTIES.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/CNN
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WWCN31 CWHX 271914
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:14 PM ADT SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= LUNENBURG COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY
SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY
ST. STEPHEN AND NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MARITIMES.
WIND AND OR RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT A TROPICAL STORM OR AN
INCIPIENT TROPICAL STORM CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO
THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM
ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
HURRICANE WATCH FOR:
=NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT AND
PASS WEST OF YARMOUTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS COULD REACH
120 KM/H.
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT A HURRICANE OR AN INCIPIENT HURRICANE
CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN
36 HOURS. BY NATURE A HURRICANE ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL
FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH ENDED FOR:
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
AT 3PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED 465
KILOMETRES WEST OF BERMUDA AND MOVING NORTHWARD 24 KM/H. ON ITS
PATH KYLE IS FORECAST TO PASS JUST TO THE WEST OF YARMOUTH VERY
LATE SUNDAY EVENING OR VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE
MAKING LANDFALL ON THE NEW BRUNSWICK COAST BEFORE DAWN MONDAY.
CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT KYLE WILL PUSH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 80 KM/H WITH GUSTS TO 120 KM/H INTO THE TRI-COUNTY
REGION OF NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. DEPENDING ON THE
EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH AND POSITION OF KYLE SUSTAINED HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST JUST AS KYLE PASSES WEST
OF YARMOUTH. A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED CONCURRENTLY FOR
THIS POSSIBILITY. THE REMAINING COUNTIES ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF
NOVA SCOTIA AND IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK CAN EXPECT WINDS
NEAR 65 KM/H GUSTING AS HIGH AS 110 KM/H.
THESE SAME WINDS SPEEDS IN SIMILAR EVENTS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE THAT HAS RESULTED IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES DUE TO FALLING BRANCHES OR TREES. ALL
PREPARATIONS TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO MOST OF NEW
BRUNSWICK WHERE RAINFALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED. 50 TO 100
MILLIMETRES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
EMO NEW BRUNSWICK REMINDS THE PUBLIC THAT RAINFALL IN THESE AMOUNTS
IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN RESULT IN RAPID INCREASE IN WATER
LEVELS IN STREAMS AND RIVERS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
ALSO OF CONCERN.. KYLE WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IN
YARMOUTH. THE RESULTING STORM SURGE FROM KYLE ON TOP OF THE
DANGEROUS ROUGH SURF MAY LEAD TO SHORELINE EROSION AND DAMAGE TO
THE COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAINLY IN YARMOUTH AND DIGBY COUNTIES.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/CNN
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WTCN31 CWHX 271913
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:13 PM ADT SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008.
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TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS INTENSIFYING AND MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARDS
THE MARITIMES.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED GALES... WINDS OF
63 KM/H OR MORE ... ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN
24 HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL
FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
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==DISCUSSION==
AT 3PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED 465
KILOMETRES WEST OF BERMUDA AND MOVING NORTHWARD 24 KM/H. ON ITS
PATH KYLE IS FORECAST TO PASS JUST TO THE WEST OF YARMOUTH VERY
LATE SUNDAY EVENING OR VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE
MAKING LANDFALL ON THE NEW BRUNSWICK COAST BEFORE DAWN MONDAY.
CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT KYLE WILL PUSH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 80 KM/H WITH GUSTS TO 120 KM/H INTO THE TRI-COUNTY
REGION OF NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. DEPENDING ON THE
EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH AND POSITION OF KYLE SUSTAINED HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST JUST AS KYLE PASSES WEST
OF YARMOUTH. A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED CONCURRENTLY FOR
THIS POSSIBILITY.
THESE SAME WINDS SPEEDS IN SIMILAR EVENTS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE THAT HAS RESULTED IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES DUE TO FALLING BRANCHES OR TREES. ALL
PREPARATIONS TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
ALSO OF CONCERN.. KYLE WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IN
YARMOUTH. THE RESULTING STORM SURGE FROM KYLE ON TOP OF THE
DANGEROUS ROUGH SURF MAY LEAD TO SHORELINE EROSION AND DAMAGE TO
THE COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAINLY IN YARMOUTH AND DIGBY COUNTIES.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/CNN
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WWCN31 CWHX 271526
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:26 PM ADT SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= QUEENS COUNTY
=NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY
=NEW= SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
=NEW= GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY
=NEW= ST. STEPHEN AND NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MARITIMES. WIND
AND OR RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEGINNING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT A TROPICAL STORM OR AN INCIPIENT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SPECIFIED
AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM ALSO IMPLIES THE
THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
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==DISCUSSION==
AT NOON SATURDAY THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED
WEST OF BERMUDA AND MOVING NORTHWARD. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK KYLE
IS FORECAST TO PASS JUST WEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA LATE SUNDAY
EVENING AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE COAST OF NEW BRUNSWICK EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.
RAIN.. AMOUNTING TO 50 TO 100 MILLIMETRES.. AND OR STRONG WINDS..
SUSTAINED AT 65 KM/H OR MORE AND GUSTING TO 90 TO 110 KM/H ARE
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES OF NOVA SCOTIA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK
SUNDAY EVENING.
THIS WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING LATER TODAY AS THE PATH AND
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE BECOMES MORE CLEAR.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/CNN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
539 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM
ANZ153-281145-
CASCO BAY-
539 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
$$
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WWCN31 CWHX 271916
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:16 PM ADT SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= QUEENS COUNTY
LUNENBURG COUNTY
SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY
ST. STEPHEN AND NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MARITIMES.
WIND AND OR RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT A TROPICAL STORM OR AN
INCIPIENT TROPICAL STORM CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO
THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM
ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
HURRICANE WATCH FOR:
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT
AND PASS WEST OF YARMOUTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS COULD
REACH 120 KM/H.
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT A HURRICANE OR AN INCIPIENT
HURRICANE CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SPECIFIED
AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS. BY NATURE A HURRICANE ALSO IMPLIES THE
THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TROPICAL STORM WATCH ENDED FOR:
DIGBY COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
AT 3PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED 465
KILOMETRES WEST OF BERMUDA AND MOVING NORTHWARD 24 KM/H. ON ITS PATH
KYLE IS FORECAST TO PASS JUST TO THE WEST OF YARMOUTH VERY LATE
SUNDAY EVENING OR VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE MAKING
LANDFALL ON THE NEW BRUNSWICK COAST BEFORE DAWN MONDAY.
CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT KYLE WILL PUSH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 80 KM/H WITH GUSTS TO 120 KM/H INTO THE TRI-COUNTY REGION OF
NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK AND
STRENGTH AND POSITION OF KYLE SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY BE
POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST JUST AS KYLE PASSES WEST OF YARMOUTH.
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED CONCURRENTLY FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.
THE REMAINING COUNTIES ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF NOVA SCOTIA AND IN
SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK CAN EXPECT WINDS NEAR 65 KM/H GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 110 KM/H.
THESE SAME WINDS SPEEDS IN SIMILAR EVENTS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE THAT HAS RESULTED IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES DUE TO FALLING BRANCHES OR TREES.
ALL PREPARATIONS TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO MOST OF NEW
BRUNSWICK WHERE RAINFALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED. 50 TO 100
MILLIMETRES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EMO NEW
BRUNSWICK REMINDS THE PUBLIC THAT RAINFALL IN THESE AMOUNTS IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN RESULT IN RAPID INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS IN
STREAMS AND RIVERS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
ALSO OF CONCERN..KYLE WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IN
YARMOUTH. THE RESULTING STORM SURGE FROM KYLE ON TOP OF THE DANGEROUS
ROUGH SURF MAY LEAD TO SHORELINE EROSION AND DAMAGE TO THE COASTAL
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINLY IN YARMOUTH AND DIGBY COUNTIES.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/CNN
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WWCN31 CWHX 271914
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:14 PM ADT SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= LUNENBURG COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY
SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY
ST. STEPHEN AND NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MARITIMES.
WIND AND OR RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT A TROPICAL STORM OR AN
INCIPIENT TROPICAL STORM CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO
THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM
ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
HURRICANE WATCH FOR:
=NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT AND
PASS WEST OF YARMOUTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS COULD REACH
120 KM/H.
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT A HURRICANE OR AN INCIPIENT HURRICANE
CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN
36 HOURS. BY NATURE A HURRICANE ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL
FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TROPICAL STORM WATCH ENDED FOR:
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
AT 3PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED 465
KILOMETRES WEST OF BERMUDA AND MOVING NORTHWARD 24 KM/H. ON ITS
PATH KYLE IS FORECAST TO PASS JUST TO THE WEST OF YARMOUTH VERY
LATE SUNDAY EVENING OR VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE
MAKING LANDFALL ON THE NEW BRUNSWICK COAST BEFORE DAWN MONDAY.
CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT KYLE WILL PUSH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 80 KM/H WITH GUSTS TO 120 KM/H INTO THE TRI-COUNTY
REGION OF NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. DEPENDING ON THE
EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH AND POSITION OF KYLE SUSTAINED HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST JUST AS KYLE PASSES WEST
OF YARMOUTH. A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED CONCURRENTLY FOR
THIS POSSIBILITY. THE REMAINING COUNTIES ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF
NOVA SCOTIA AND IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK CAN EXPECT WINDS
NEAR 65 KM/H GUSTING AS HIGH AS 110 KM/H.
THESE SAME WINDS SPEEDS IN SIMILAR EVENTS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE THAT HAS RESULTED IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES DUE TO FALLING BRANCHES OR TREES. ALL
PREPARATIONS TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO MOST OF NEW
BRUNSWICK WHERE RAINFALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED. 50 TO 100
MILLIMETRES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
EMO NEW BRUNSWICK REMINDS THE PUBLIC THAT RAINFALL IN THESE AMOUNTS
IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN RESULT IN RAPID INCREASE IN WATER
LEVELS IN STREAMS AND RIVERS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
ALSO OF CONCERN.. KYLE WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IN
YARMOUTH. THE RESULTING STORM SURGE FROM KYLE ON TOP OF THE
DANGEROUS ROUGH SURF MAY LEAD TO SHORELINE EROSION AND DAMAGE TO
THE COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAINLY IN YARMOUTH AND DIGBY COUNTIES.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/CNN
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WTCN31 CWHX 271913
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:13 PM ADT SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS INTENSIFYING AND MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARDS
THE MARITIMES.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED GALES... WINDS OF
63 KM/H OR MORE ... ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPECIFIED AREAS WITHIN
24 HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL
FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
==DISCUSSION==
AT 3PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED 465
KILOMETRES WEST OF BERMUDA AND MOVING NORTHWARD 24 KM/H. ON ITS
PATH KYLE IS FORECAST TO PASS JUST TO THE WEST OF YARMOUTH VERY
LATE SUNDAY EVENING OR VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE
MAKING LANDFALL ON THE NEW BRUNSWICK COAST BEFORE DAWN MONDAY.
CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT KYLE WILL PUSH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 80 KM/H WITH GUSTS TO 120 KM/H INTO THE TRI-COUNTY
REGION OF NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. DEPENDING ON THE
EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH AND POSITION OF KYLE SUSTAINED HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST JUST AS KYLE PASSES WEST
OF YARMOUTH. A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED CONCURRENTLY FOR
THIS POSSIBILITY.
THESE SAME WINDS SPEEDS IN SIMILAR EVENTS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE THAT HAS RESULTED IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES DUE TO FALLING BRANCHES OR TREES. ALL
PREPARATIONS TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
ALSO OF CONCERN.. KYLE WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IN
YARMOUTH. THE RESULTING STORM SURGE FROM KYLE ON TOP OF THE
DANGEROUS ROUGH SURF MAY LEAD TO SHORELINE EROSION AND DAMAGE TO
THE COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAINLY IN YARMOUTH AND DIGBY COUNTIES.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/CNN
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WWCN31 CWHX 271526
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:26 PM ADT SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= QUEENS COUNTY
=NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY
=NEW= SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
=NEW= GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY
=NEW= ST. STEPHEN AND NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MARITIMES. WIND
AND OR RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEGINNING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT A TROPICAL STORM OR AN INCIPIENT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SPECIFIED
AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM ALSO IMPLIES THE
THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
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==DISCUSSION==
AT NOON SATURDAY THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED
WEST OF BERMUDA AND MOVING NORTHWARD. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK KYLE
IS FORECAST TO PASS JUST WEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA LATE SUNDAY
EVENING AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE COAST OF NEW BRUNSWICK EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.
RAIN.. AMOUNTING TO 50 TO 100 MILLIMETRES.. AND OR STRONG WINDS..
SUSTAINED AT 65 KM/H OR MORE AND GUSTING TO 90 TO 110 KM/H ARE
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES OF NOVA SCOTIA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK
SUNDAY EVENING.
THIS WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING LATER TODAY AS THE PATH AND
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE BECOMES MORE CLEAR.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
END/CNN
posted by Advackia at 3:08 PM
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