NHC issues final bulletin on Irene

BULLETIN

POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER  35

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092011

1100 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

…IRENE BECOMES POST-TROPICAL NEAR THE U.S./CANADIAN BORDER…

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…INFORMATION

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LOCATION…45.3N 71.3W

ABOUT 50 MI…80 KM N OF BERLIN NEW HAMPSHIRE

ABOUT 105 MI…165 KM S OF QUEBEC CITY QUEBEC

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH…85 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 26 MPH…43 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…980 MB…28.94 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY…

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES

HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…

* SOUTH COAST OF NEW BRUNSWICK FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADA BORDER

NORTHEASTWARD TO FORT LAWRENCE INCLUDING GRAND MANAN

* SOUTH COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA FROM FORT LAWRENCE TO PORTERS LAKE

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR CANADA WILL LIKELY BE

DISCONTINUED EARLY MONDAY.

GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT COASTAL AREAS FROM EASTERN

LONG ISLAND TO MAINE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED

STATES…INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE

MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE

THE UNITED STATES…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE

IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 45.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 71.3 WEST.

IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 26 MPH…43 KM/H.

A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN

FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON THIS

TRACK…THE CENTER OF IRENE WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN CANADA TONIGHT

AND ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH…85 KM/H…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS…MAINLY OVER OR NEAR THE WATER WELL TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF

THE CENTER.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT

48 HOURS.

GALE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 365 MILES…585 KM FROM THE

CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB…28.94 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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STORM SURGE…ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND

WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AND ON MONDAY.  USERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR

LOCATION-SPECIFIC STORM TIDE AND SURGE INFORMATION.

RAINFALL…HEAVY RAINS ARE DIMINISHING OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AMOUNT TO LESS THAN ONE INCH.

WIND…WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE…ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS…COULD

STILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW ENGLAND…NEW

BRUNSWICK…AND NOVA SCOTIA OVERNIGHT.  SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER WIND

SPEEDS ARE LIKELY OVER AREAS OF ELEVATED TERRAIN IN NORTHERN NEW

ENGLAND AND EASTERN CANADA.

NEXT ADVISORY

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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.  FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM…

INCLUDING TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM IRENE…CAN BE FOUND IN

PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION

CENTER…UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT34 KWNH…

BEGINNING AT 5 AM EDT.

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