WOCN31 CWHX 061745
Tropical cyclone information statement issued by the Canadian
Hurricane Centre of Environment Canada at 2:06 PM ADT Tuesday
6 September 2011.
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Tropical cyclone information statement for:
=new= Newfoundland
=new= Nova Scotia.

For hurricane katia.

The next statement will be issued by 9:00 AM ADT.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre is monitoring hurricane katia
This week. Another statement is planned for Wednesday morning.

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==discussion==
Hurricane katia has been tracking toward the northwest for several
days and is a major hurricane (category 3). Based on a suite of
computer models and expected evolution of weather systems over
Eastern Canada, katia is forecast to make a sharp eastward turn on
Friday. That would result in impacts limited to the offshore
district but with at least large waves reaching the southern
coastlines of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

The current plan at the Canadian Hurricane Centre is to issue another
general statement like this Wednesday morning, once we are able to
re-assess data and computer models overnight. We could begin issuing
regular (6-hourly) bulletins Wednesday afternoon. The current
long-range forecasts for the southernmost Canadian marine territory
is for gale-force winds on Friday and/or Saturday.

It will be important to stay tuned to our updates on katia this week
as the timing of the eastward turn will be critical to the forecast.
Predicting the timing of sharp turns like this can be particularly
challenging.

Visit weatheroffice.Gc.Ca/hurricane (all in lower case) for the
latest hurricane track information map.

Please also refer to the public and marine forecasts and warnings
issued by Environment Canada for your area.

END/FOGARTY

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Vernon Erle Ikeda - VE2MBS/VE2QQ
Pointe-Claire, Quebec
RAC E-News/Web News Bulletin Editor



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