Monday, August 31, 2009

Low Pressure Centre Combination of Nor'easter and Danny moving out to sea and Weakening




AWCN16 CWHX 310744
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:14 AM NDT MONDAY 31 AUGUST 2009.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WERE ABSORBED INTO A MARITIME
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM CROSSED NEWFOUNDLAND
SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAIN WELL AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM BEGAN OVERNIGHT
SATURDAY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND AND SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE
ISLAND ON SUNDAY. THIS RAIN MOVED EAST OF THE ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING.
HIGH WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW BEGAN SUNDAY MORNING IN THE
SOUTHWEST AND IN THE AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN COASTAL REGIONS.

UNOFFICIAL PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR THE EVENT:
WINTERLAND.................... 56 MM
BURGEO........................ 54 MM
GANDER........................ 54 MM
STEPHENVILLE.................. 54 MM
PORT AUX BASQUES.............. 51 MM
TERRA NOVA PARK............... 47 MM
BONAVISTA..................... 44 MM
ST. LAWRENCE.................. 40 MM
DEER LAKE..................... 33 MM
WRECKHOUSE.................... 33 MM
ST. JOHN'S.................... 30 MM
ARGENTIA...................... 24 MM
ROCKY HARBOUR................. 19 MM
CAPE RACE..................... 15 MM

UNOFFICIAL PEAK WIND GUSTS:
WRECKHOUSE................. 152 KM/H
GRATES COVE................ 100 KM/H
SAGONA ISLAND.............. 93 KM/H
BONAVISTA.................. 91 KM/H
PORT AUX BASQUES........... 91 KM/H
CAPE RACE.................. 89 KM/H
ST. LAWRENCE............... 89 KM/H
ARGENTIA................... 87 KM/H
MARTICOT ISLAND............ 87 KM/H
BURGEO..................... 82 KM/H
ST. JOHN'S................. 74 KM/H
WINTERLAND................. 65 KM/H
STEPHENVILLE............... 63 KM/H
GANDER..................... 61 KM/H

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