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...SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24 2022 10:30 PM EDT...
Satellite image of the remnant frontal cyclone of what was Hurricane Fiona as the sun set over it on Saturday evening... image taken at 2040Z:
The following is a special update on the still-strong remnant frontal cyclone of what was Hurricane Fiona which continues to impact Atlantic Canada while centered in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. For more information on Tropical Storms Ian... Gaston... and Hermine... as well as areas of interest being watched for future development... refer to full update #110 issued early this morning and available on the home page of this site. I will release my next full update on the Atlantic tropics by early Sunday morning.
The remnant frontal cyclone of Fiona has whirled into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and beneath an upper vortex embedded in the large-scale upper trough it has been interacting with. The cyclone is gradually weakening but still strong while trapped beneath the core of the upper vortex where upper divergence is lacking. Therefore peak wind and coastal surf impacts... with some damage potential... still loom for eastern Quebec and Labrador for Sunday as the cyclone and upper vortex lift northward in tandem and across these areas... while steered in the flow between additional upper troughs approaching from the west and north Atlantic upper ridge to the east. Meanwhile weather conditions will gradually improve for Nova Scotia... New Brunswick... and Newfoundland on Sunday. By Monday the cyclone will finally clear Atlantic Canada as it decays in the far north waters between northeast Canada and western Greenland.
The following are peak wind reports for Saturday at various Environment Canada (https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html) weather stations across Atlantic Canada.. listed in mph (value in kilometers per hour kept in parentheses):
**Sydney NS... sustained 59 (96)... gust 87 (141)...6:00 local time
**Fourchu Head NS... sustained 56 (91)... gust 78 (126)...6:00 local time
**Cheticamp NS... sustained 24 (38)... gust 55 (89)...5:00 local time
**Halifax NS... sustained 46 (74)... gust 68 (110)... 3:00 local time
**Fredericton NB... sustained 20 (33)... gust 40 (65)... 4:00 local time
**Point Escuminac NB...sustained 13 (20)... gust 39 (62)... 14:00 local time
**Miscou Island NB...sustained 50 (81)... gust 67 (108)... 8:00 local time
**Moncton NB... sustained 32 (52)... gust 62 (100)...6:00 local time
**Charlottetown PE...sustained 41 (66)... gust 75 (120)... 9:00 local time
**Port Aux Basquess NL... sustained 65 (104)... gust 81 (131)... 11:30 local time
**St Johns NL... sustained 26 (42)... gust 45 (73)... 11:30 local time
**Corner Brook NL...sustained 19 (31)... gust 39 (62)... 17:30 local time
**Badger NL... sustained 16 (26)... gust 40 (64)...16:30 local time
**Gaspe QB...sustained 24 (39)... gust 41 (66)... 10:00 local time
**Blanc Sablon QB... sustained 49 (79)... gust 64 (103)... 8:00 local time
**Cap-Chat QB...sustained 32 (52)... gust 40 (64)... 8:00 local time
**Sept-Iles QB... sustained 27 (44)... gust 50 (80)... 2:00 local time
**Mary's Harbour NL... sustained 14 (22)... gust 31 (50)... 21:30 local time
**Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL ...sustained 30 (48)... gust 46 (74)... 12:00 local time
The following are peak wind reports for Saturday at various United States National Weather Service stations across Maine... listed in mph:
**Eastport ME... sustained 15... gust 29... 5:56 AM EDT
**Bangor ME... sustained 26... gust 47... 1:53 PM EDT
**Houlton ME... sustained 17... gust 39... 4:53 AM EDT
**Portland ME...sustained 22... gust 33... 10:51 AM EDT
**Millinocket ME...sustained 15... gust 39... 1:53 PM EDT
**Caribou ME...sustained 24... gust 47... 12:54 PM EDT
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