The bulletin is a result of the approach of Hurricane Earl, reported at 3 a.m. Thursday as being 740 km southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The disturbance is moving north-northwest at 17 knots (31 km/h).
It is likely that high wind and heavy rain will affect portions of Atlantic Canada on Saturday. Gale warnings have been issued for Browns Bank and Georges Bank with the approach of Earl on Friday evening. It is very likely that these gales will be expanded to other marine areas and that storm warnings and hurricane force wind warnings will be required for portions of the Atlantic Canadian marine district.
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These warnings would be issued early Friday morning.
Ocean swell will begin to reach the Nova Scotia coast today well ahead of Earl. With the arrival of Earl high waves and pounding surf can be expected along the coast of the southern Maritimes Friday night and Saturday morning and along the Gulf of St. Lawrence coastlines Saturday afternoon and evening.
In a technical discussion for meteorlogists on Environment Canada's website the analysis describes Hurricane Earl as a large category 4 storm, showing off as a text book perfect example of a full blown hurricane in all satellite channels.
