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FQCN20 CWHX 061841
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE MARITIMES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 3:41 P.M. ADT SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2008.

...POST-TROPICAL STORM HANNA MOVING THROUGH MARITIMES SUNDAY...

CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION AT 3.00 PM
ADT...TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.6 NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 76.6 WEST...JUST NORTHEAST OF WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 45 KNOTS...83 KM/H...AND
CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 993 MB. HANNA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 27
KNOTS...50 KM/H.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ALONG THE FUNDY COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA ON
SUNDAY TO LIE EAST OF CAPE BRETON SUNDAY EVENING.  STRONG TO GALE
FORCE SOUTHERLIES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER ATLANTIC WATERS AHEAD
OF HANNA AND SHIFT TO GALE FORCE WESTERLIES AS IT PASSES BY AS A POST
TROPICAL STORM.  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM PULLS OFF TO THE EAST.  LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM
HANNA AND THE DISTANT HURRICANE IKE SHOULD BEGIN TO REACH MARITIME
WATERS TODAY HOWEVER WAVE HEIGHTS SHOULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE 3 METRES
UNTIL HANNA ARRIVES ON SUNDAY.

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