Updates from CHC at 12.00 midnight ADT Saturday 03 November 2007

WOCN31 CWHX 040300
Post-tropical storm Noel intermediate information statement
Issued by the canadian hurricane centre of Environment Canada
At 12.00 midnight ADT Saturday 03 November 2007.

The next statement will be issued by 3.00 AM ADT

At midnight ADT... Post-tropical storm Noel was located near
Latitude 42.0 N and longitude 67.6 W... About 138 nautical miles
Or 255 km south southwest of Yarmouth Nova Scotia.

Noel is moving towards the north northeast at 33 knots... 61
Km/h. Maximum sustained winds are estimated at 75 knots... 139
Km/h and central pressure at 967 MB.

Rainfall has been heavy at times so far with amounts up to 66 mm at
Yarmouth as of 9 PM. About 42 mm has fallen so far in the Halifax
area. Near 35 mm has fallen over central and southern New Brunswick
with street flooding reported in Moncton. Peak winds along coastal
areas of Nova Scotia have been near 100 km/h.  The highest wind so
far (with the exception of enhanced winds in Cape Breton and
southwestern Newfoundland) has been 100 km/h at Baccaro Point and
98 km/h in the western approach to Halifax harbour. Peak winds of
95 km/h have been registered at the Halifax airport. These winds have
Resulted in some power outages..For instance..In the Lunenburg area.

Offshore..Peak sig waves if 12.6 m have been reported at george's
bank buoy with peak winds of 58 knots from the south. Peak winds
Of 69 knots were reported at buoy 44008 from the north northwest
As the storm passed to the east. Sig waves have grown to 5.5 m at
The Halifax harbour buoy and will continue to grow overnight to near 
11 m by daybreak.

Satellite imagery indicate that the center is tracking as forecast
At 9PM and is on a course for western Nova Scotia. The closest 
approach to Nova Scotia is estimated to be around 4 or 5 AM. This 
will be the time when the highest winds will begin moving across
The province.

Quikscat imagery showed that there are two zones of high wind..One
well ahead of the storm giving east to southeasterlies which were
experienced over the Maritimes this evening. The second primary wind
jet appears closer to the storm in the south and southwesterlies.
Between the wind jets there is a slight drop-off in wind and in the
rainfall as well. A third area of strong north to northwest winds
near hurricane force exists on the western side of the storm.

Public and marine interests are advised to continue to monitor
forecasts and warnings issued for their region by Environment Canada.

End fogarty