Issued at 200 AM AST FRI SEP 16 2011 000WTNT34 KNHC 160541TCPAT4 BULLETINHURRICANE MARIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 38ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142011200 AM AST FRI SEP 16 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NEWFOUNDLAND... SUMMARY OF 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...40.0N 62.0WABOUT 640 MI...1030 KM SW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLANDMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 44 MPH...70 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS REPLACED THE HURRICANE WATCH AND TROPICALSTORM WARNING WITH A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE COAST OFNEWFOUNDLAND FROM ARNOLDS COVE TO BRIGUS SOUTH. THE TROPICAL STORMWARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED NORTHWARD FROM JONES HARBOUR TOCHARLOTTETOWN AND WESTWARD FROM ARNOLDS COVE TO STONES COVE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...* NEWFOUNDLAND FROM ARNOLDS COVE TO BRIGUS SOUTH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...* NEWFOUNDLAND FROM STONES COVE TO ARNOLDS COVE AND FROM BRIGUSSOUTH TO CHARLOTTETOWN A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTEDSOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12TO 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BERUSHED TO COMPLETION. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12TO 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIA WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 40.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.0 WEST. MARIA IS MOVINGTOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 44 MPH...70 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTIONACCOMPANIED BY A STEADY INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTEDTHROUGH THE DAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF MARIASHOULD PASS NEAR OR OVER THE AVALON PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. MARIA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSONHURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFOREMARIA MOVES OVER OR NEAR THE AVALON PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROMTHE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO205 MILES...335 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSSSOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND WITHIN THE WARNING AREA LATER THISMORNING. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HURRICANEWARNING AREA BY MIDDAY. RAINFALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSSSOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND IN ASSOCIATION WITH MARIA. STORM SURGE...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OFWHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILLBE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WAVES. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$FORECASTER BERG/AVILA
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