Ottawa, Oct. 7 (Prensa Latina) Residents of Canada’s so-called maritime provinces on the Atlantic Ocean coast will experience rain and strong winds today as post-tropical storm Philippe approaches the area.
A warning issued by Environment Canada and reported by news site Global News said the weather system will affect communities on the mainland of Nova Scotia province in the far eastern part of the country, including the area of Halifax, the capital in that area, with gusts of up to 90 kilometers per hour.
The strongest gusts were expected to reach the coast south of this first location Saturday evening, in areas such as Yarmouth and Shelburne, before continuing toward Halifax and Annapolis Valley.
“Strong winds can throw loose objects or cause branches to break. “Utility outages are possible,” an update from the Canadian National Weather Service said, although they are not expected to be as aggressive as post-tropical storm Lee last month.
Rainfall warnings are in effect for the southwest of New Brunswick province, media said, as experts predict 40 to 60 millimeters this evening from Fredericton, the capital and most populous city, to Saint John.
Areas south of Nova Scotia could experience waves as high as eight meters through the end of Saturday before easing throughout the day on Sunday.
At around 9 a.m. local time this Saturday, the remnants of Philippe were located along with another subtropical low pressure system about 750 kilometers south of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, moving northwest at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour.
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