WHCN21 CWXK 152118
STORM SURGE WARNING
WARNING OF POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOOD CONDITIONS ISSUED JOINTLY BY
FISHERIES AND
OCEANS CANADA (OCEAN SCIENCES AND CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE) AND
THE
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF QUEBEC REGION AT 04:17 PM EST SATURDAY 15
NOVEMBER
2008.
WARNING OF POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOOD CONDITIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREA(S)...
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QUEBEC
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AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL
CAUSE STRONG WINDS ON THE ABOVE AREA. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
MOVE TO LIE OVER THE LABRADOR SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS AND THE CURRENT HIGH TIDE PERIOD INDUCES THE RISK OF
ABNOMAL WATER LEVELS INCREASE ALONG THE COAST.
THEREFORE, THERE IS A RISK OF LOCAL FLOOD IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FOLLOWING AREA AT THE SPECIFIED DATE AND HOUR.
TABLE OF AREA AND PERIOD (EDT) WHERE THERE IS A RISK OF COASTAL
FLOOD
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AREA                         DAY          BEGINNING           END
                                           (EST)             (EST)
QUEBEC                    2008-11-16       06:30 PM         09:30 PM
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICER ON DUTY AT
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA, MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE IN
MONT-JOLI. TELEPHONE 418-775-0600 OR 418-775-4856 (ALAIN D ASTOUS)
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