Tropical cyclone information statement

The next information statement will be issued by 9:00 am ADT Wednesday

Hurricane Fiona expected to impact Atlantic Canada land areas Saturday and southern offshore areas Friday.

The CHC is monitoring category 3 Hurricane Fiona east of the Bahamas as of Tuesday morning. This storm is expected to travel northward this week and transform into a large and potent post-tropical storm by Saturday. Most computer weather models are predicting this evolution. Currently the range of uncertainty with regard to the centre of the low when it approaches is approximately an 800 kilometre wide zone (cone of uncertainty) centered near eastern Cape Breton. Since we expect the storm to become quite large, the impact area will be very broad. The CHC will begin regular 6-hourly bulletin updates tonight or early Wednesday.

Forecaster: Fogarty.

Please continue to monitor alerts issued by the Canadian Hurricane Centre and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.

Visit the Canadian Hurricane Centre to learn more about hurricanes.