Sunday, September 05, 2010

Summary the Effects of Earl on Atlantic Canada

AWCN16 CWHX 051340
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ISSUED 
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:10 AM NDT SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2010.

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF HURRICANE EARL AND ITS
EFFECTS AS IT CROSSED ATLANTIC CANADA SATURDAY AND TODAY...

HURRICANE EARL MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF NOVA SCOTIA ON 
SATURDAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ADT IN THE VICINITY OF THE 
SHELBURNE/QUEENS COUNTY BORDER. THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS BY THE 
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE INDICATES THAT EARL MADE LANDFALL AS A 
CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH AN INTENSITY OF 65 KNOTS/119 KM/H.

SOON AFTER LANDFALL EARL WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM BUT 
REMAINED VERY INTENSE AS IT TRACKED RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NOVA
SCOTIA. TROPICAL STORM EARL CONTINUED INTO THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE 
PASSING JUST WEST OF ILES DE LA MADELEINE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EARL WAS DECLARED POST-TROPICAL LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVED OUT 
OF THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE. EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST 
OF MARY'S HARBOUR AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD 
INTO THE LABRADOR SEA TODAY.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE RAINFALL TOTALS AND PEAK WIND GUSTS 
FROM HURRICANE EARL REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS NEWFOUNDLAND.

NEWFOUNDLAND...

LOCATION RAINFALL PEAK WIND GUST
--------------------------------------------------------
BURGEO                      10.8 MM         106 KM/H
PORT AUX BASQUES            11.5 MM         100 KM/H
WRECKHOUSE                  14.7 MM         129 KM/H
STEPHENVILLE                 3.8 MM         115 KM/H
CORNER BROOK                                 93 KM/H
DEER LAKE                    5.0 MM          83 KM/H
ROCKY HARBOUR               13.1 MM          72 KM/H
COW HEAD                     6.0 MM         116 KM/H
DANIEL'S HARBOUR             5.0 MM         100 KM/H
FEROLLE POINT                               111 KM/H
ENGLEE                                       87 KM/H
ST ANTHONY                  27.8 MM          89 KM/H
GRATES COVE                                  94 KM/H
SAGONA ISLAND                               112 KM/H

END/

AWCN14 CWHX 050747
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:47 AM ADT SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2010.

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF HURRICANE EARL AND ITS
EFFECTS AS IT CROSSED THE MARITIMES ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 2010...

HURRICANE EARL MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF NOVA SCOTIA AT 
APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ADT IN THE VICINITY OF THE SHELBURNE/QUEENS
COUNTY BORDER.  THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE
CENTRE INDICATES THAT EARL MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE 
WITH AN INTENSITY OF 65 KNOTS / 119 KM/H.

SOON AFTER LANDFALL EARL WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM BUT 
REMAINED VERY INTENSE AS IT TRACKED RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
LUNENBURG... HANTS... AND COLCHESTER COUNTIES BEFORE MOVING INTO THE 
NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT AND ACROSS EASTERN QUEENS COUNTY PRINCE EDWARD
ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  TROPICAL STORM EARL CONTINUED INTO THE 
GULF OF ST LAWRENCE PASSING JUST WEST OF ILES DE LA MADELEINE LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.  EARL WAS DECLARED POST-TROPICAL LATER SATURDAY 
NIGHT AS IT MOVED OUT OF THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE RAINFALL TOTALS AND PEAK WIND GUSTS 
FROM HURRICANE EARL REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA, 
NEW BRUNSWICK AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

NOVA SCOTIA...

LOCATION                    RAINFALL (MM)   PEAK WIND GUST (KM/H)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
BEAVER ISLAND (EASTERN SHORE)                   135
MCNABS ISLAND                                   130
OBSBORNE HEAD                                   128
HALIFAX HARBOUR APPROACHES BUOY                 122
HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT       52.0            120
SHEARWATER JETTY                23.1            117
BEDFORD BASIN                                   115
LUNENBURG                                       111
ANTIGONISH HARBOUR (ACOWW)                      110
HART ISLAND                                     109
CARIBOU POINT                    9.7            108
GRAND ETANG                                     115
BACCARO POINT                   19.6            102
PORT HAWKESBURY                 25.4            100
UPPER STEWIACKE                 21.6            100
WESTERN HEAD                    24.0             98
LOCKEPORT (CANWARN)                              98
DEBERT                          32.1             89
SYDNEY AIRPORT                  18.4             90
KEJIMKUJIK NAT'L'PARK           46.2
GREENWOOD                       41.4             65
KENTVILLE                       40.0
PARRSBORO                       32.0             67
YARMOUTH AIRPORT                26.8             63
POCKWOCK LAKE (COOLTAP)         53.0
NORTHEAST MARGAREE              32.6

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND...

LOCATION                    RAINFALL (MM)   PEAK WIND GUST (KM/H)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
EAST POINT                      14.1             98
CHARLOTTETOWN                   30.0             78
SUMMERSIDE                      15.5             70
NORTH POINT                     28.6             85
ST PETER'S                      28.2             79
HARRINGTON                      25.5             76
MAPLE PLAIN                     24.8             69

ILES DE LA MADELEINE            31.2            100

NEW BRUNSWICK...

LOCATION                    RAINFALL (MM)   PEAK WIND GUST (KM/H)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
MONCTON                         21.2             80
MISCOU ISLAND                   26.1             74
SAINT JOHN                      12.7             70
BAS CARAQUET                    36.4             65
EDMUNSTON                       76.5
FLORENCEVILLE (NB FIRE)         67.1
BIG TRACADIE (NB FIRE)          61.0
BROCKWAY (NB FIRE)              58.2
LUNTS BROOK (NB FIRE)           55.9
ST STEPHEN                      55.2
FREDERICTON                     47.9
BANTALOR (NB FIRE)              45.7
FREDERICTON AIRPORT             42.6
GAGETOWN                        41.5
MULLIGAN GULCH  (NB FIRE)       37.3
MECHANIC SETTLEMENT             34.1
ROBINSON TOWER  (NB FIRE)       34.0
MIRAMICHI                       33.4
BOUCTOUCHE                      23.3
KOUCHIBOUGUAC                   25.0
CHARLO                          21.8
ST LĂ©ONARD                      23.4
GRAND MANAN                     16.4
POINT LEPREAU                   20.3
BATHURST                        13.4


IN ADDITION TO VERY STRONG WINDS AND BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN, HURRICANE 
EARL GENERATED SOME VERY HIGH WAVES OFFSHORE.  A BUOY OVER WEST
SCOTIAN SLOPE REPORTED A PEAK WAVE HEIGHT OF 25.1 METRES, AND A
BUOY IN THE APPROACHES TO HALIFAX HARBOUR REPORTED A PEAK WAVE OF 
23.3 METRES.  BOTH THESE BUOYS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR VERY 
NEAR HURRICANE FORCE.

END/ASPC

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