Show Selection: |
#454491 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:49 PM 28.Aug.2011) TCPAT4 BULLETIN POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 35 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011 1100 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE BECOMES POST-TROPICAL NEAR THE U.S./CANADIAN BORDER... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...45.3N 71.3W ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM N OF BERLIN NEW HAMPSHIRE ABOUT 105 MI...165 KM S OF QUEBEC CITY QUEBEC MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 26 MPH...43 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * SOUTH COAST OF NEW BRUNSWICK FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADA BORDER NORTHEASTWARD TO FORT LAWRENCE INCLUDING GRAND MANAN * SOUTH COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA FROM FORT LAWRENCE TO PORTERS LAKE THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR CANADA WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED EARLY MONDAY. GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT COASTAL AREAS FROM EASTERN LONG ISLAND TO MAINE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 45.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.3 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 26 MPH...43 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF IRENE WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN CANADA TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY OVER OR NEAR THE WATER WELL TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. GALE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 365 MILES...585 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- STORM SURGE...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AND ON MONDAY. USERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR LOCATION-SPECIFIC STORM TIDE AND SURGE INFORMATION. RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINS ARE DIMINISHING OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AMOUNT TO LESS THAN ONE INCH. WIND...WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...COULD STILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW ENGLAND...NEW BRUNSWICK...AND NOVA SCOTIA OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY OVER AREAS OF ELEVATED TERRAIN IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN CANADA. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM... INCLUDING TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM IRENE...CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT34 KWNH... BEGINNING AT 5 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/STEWART |