First bulletins issued by the Canadian Hurricane Centre

FXCN5 CWHX 252330
CANADIAN HURRICANE PROGNOSTIC MESSAGE ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 0830 PM ADT FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 1987.
 
THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED BY 0230 AM ADT.
 
1. HURRICANE EMILY LOCATED NEAR 37.0N 57.0W AT 22Z 25 SEPT. NO
ESTIMATE OF LOWEST PRES AT THIS TIME BUT 18Z ESTIMATE WAS 973MB.
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 80 KTS. HURRICANE EMILY MOVING NE 40 KTS.
 
2. EMILY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRESENT TRACK AND SPEED FOR NEXT 24 TO
48 HRS WITH SLO WEAKENING AS IT MOVS OVR COLDER WATER TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY AND WILL LIKELY BECOME EXTRA TROPICAL ON SUNDAY.
FCST POSNS.
26 SEPT 06Z 39.5N 51.5W
26 SEPT 18Z 43.0N 42.0W
27 SEPT 18Z 48.0N 24.0W
 
3. GALES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM OF EMILY AND STORM FORCE
WITHIN 75 NM AND HURRICANE FORCE CLOSE TO THE CENTRE. MAX SUSTAINED
WNDS SHUD DMNSH TO NR 75 KTS BY 18Z 26 SEPT.
 
4. THE GALES AND HEAVY PCPN ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTHEASTERN
NEWFOUNDLAND MARINE AREAS BY SAT.
END RWH


WPCN3 CWHX 260130
CANADIAN HURRICANE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1030 PM ADT FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 1987.
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 0430 AM ADT.
 
HURRICANE EMILY WAS ESTIMATED TO LIE 1200 KMS OR 650 NAUTICAL MILES
SOUTH OF ST. JOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND ... 38.0N 56.0W ... AT 9 PM ADT
FRIDAY 25 SEPT. EMILY HAS BEEN MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 74 KMH OR
40 KTS AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MOTION FOR THE NEXT 24 TO
48 HOURS. THIS PLACES HURRICANE EMILY 780 KM OR 420 NAUTICAL MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ST. JOHNS AT 9 AM ADT SATURDAY 26 SEPT AND 1200 KMS OR
650 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF ST. JOHNS BY 9 PM SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 145 KMH OR 80 KTS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON
SATURDAY AS EMILY MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN
NEWFOUNDLAND MARINE AREAS BUT GALES ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
INTO THOSE WATERS.
 
HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE EMILY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE SOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND MARINE AREAS ON SATURDAY.
 
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT EMILY WILL BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL
STORM AS IT MOVES OVER COLDER WATERS ON SUNDAY.
 
FURTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE REGULAR PUBLIC AND MARINE
WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
 
END RWH



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