**** Info via Environment Canada
Wind warning in effect
Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring.
Maximum gusts: easterly 90 km/h.
Locations: Atlantic coastal counties of mainland Nova Scotia.
Time span: later this evening until Sunday morning.
High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break. Utility outages may occur.
Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.
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Tropical cyclone statement
The next information statement will be issued by 9:00 a.m. ADT.
For Post-Tropical Storm Philippe.
1. Summary of basic information at 3:00 a.m. ADT.
Location: 34.8 North 65.3 West.
About 280 kilometres north-northwest of Bermuda.
Maximum sustained winds: 85 kilometres per hour.
Present movement: north at 35 kilometres per hour.
Minimum central pressure: 998 millibars.
2. Public weather impacts and warnings summary.
Reminder: This bulletin is in effect only for western and central parts of Nova Scotia including Halifax and adjacent waters.
The remnants of Philippe and another low pressure system are now a combined weather system that will impact parts of the Maritimes with strong winds and heavy rain.
Rainfall warnings will be issued early this morning for Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne and Digby counties. Wind warnings will be issued early this morning for Halifax, Lunenburg, Queens and Shelburne counties.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre will continue to message on the combined system of Philippe and this second low until this afternoon or this evening, including a track map. Adjustments to the forecasts may be required going forward.
The end result of all this is the same – by Sunday morning everything will be merged with a much larger third low pressure system over Quebec. The CHC will continue to message and monitor the situation until Saturday evening. All official weather alerts are being handled by the local forecast offices.
a. Wind.
Impacts:
We don’t expect winds to be as strong as Hurricane Lee so impacts may be limited mostly to the breaking of some tree branches with the occasional power/utility interruption.
Details:
Strong southeasterly winds gusting 70 kilometres per hour are expected with gusts to 90 kilometres per hour over exposed areas. The strongest winds are expected to reach southwesternmost areas of the South Shore of Nova Scotia including Yarmouth and Shelburne this evening. These winds will reach the Halifax area and the Annapolis Valley overnight. Winds will shift to southwesterly and diminish Sunday morning.
b. Rainfall.
Light to moderate rain will begin late this afternoon or early this evening over Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne counties. The rain will become heavier at times and spread eastward reaching Halifax and the most of the Annapolis Valley by midnight. Rain will reach Hants County overnight.
Rainfall amounts are forecast to be in the 40 to 60 millimetres range in Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne, Queens and Lunenburg counties where there is a rainfall warning in effect. Rainfall amounts of 30 to 40 millimetres are forecast for Annapolis and Kings counties and Halifax Metro and Halifax County West. 20 to 30 millimetres are forecast for Hants County.
c. Surge/Waves.
Impacts:
As with the winds, we don’t expect waves and storm surge to be as bad as Lee, but the same stretch of coast impacted by Lee will be affected by ex-Philippe. There could be some wave overwash and minor to moderate coastal flooding depending on the timing of conditions with high tide during the very early morning hours Sunday.
Details:
Significant wave heights over marine areas south of Nova Scotia are expected to be in excess of 5 metres – possibly up to 8 metres. The largest waves are expected Saturday night, subsiding during the day Sunday.
Moderate to heavy surf and storm surge with elevated water levels are expected along the South Shore of Nova Scotia eastward along the coast to the Halifax region. These conditions could be impactful overnight Saturday night if timed with the high tides. High tide near Halifax is at 4:13 a.m. Sunday. High tide near Shelburne is at 4:50 a.m.
Waves and water levels are not expected to be problematic in and around the Bay of Fundy due to reduced amplitude of the tidal cycle this weekend.
3. Marine weather impacts and warnings summary.
Storm warnings are in effect for Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, Southwestern Shore, Lahave Bank, West Scotian Slope and East Scotian Slope – southwestern half. Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining marine areas covered by this information statement.
Source
https://weather.gc.ca/?province=ns&zoom=6¢er=45.56246170,-63.12351680
