BULLETIN
Hurricane Teddy Advisory Number 34
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL202020
500 PM AST Sun Sep 20 2020
…TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NOVA SCOTIA…
…DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FORECAST ALONG WESTERN ATLANTIC BEACHES
FOR SEVERAL DAYS…
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST…2100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…29.0N 63.4W
ABOUT 245 MI…390 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH…165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 9 MPH…15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…964 MB…28.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The Canadian Hurricane Centre has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for
the coast of Nova Scotia from Lower East Pubnico to Canso.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…
* Bermuda
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for…
* Lower East Pubnico to Canso Nova Scotia
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected within the warning area.
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
Interests elsewhere in Atlantic Canada should closely monitor the
progress of Teddy.
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Teddy was located
near latitude 29.0 North, longitude 63.4 West. Teddy is moving
toward the north-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). A turn toward the
north is expected tonight, and Teddy is then forecast to continue
generally northward for another couple days. On the forecast track,
Teddy will approach Bermuda tonight, and the center should pass east
of the island Monday morning. Teddy is forecast to be approaching
Nova Scotia late Tuesday or Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher
gusts. Little change in strength is forecast, and the system is
expected to remain a large and powerful hurricane through Tuesday,
then become a strong post-tropical cyclone on Wednesday.
Teddy is a large hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward
up to 80 miles (130 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force
winds extend outward up to 230 miles (370 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 964 mb (28.47 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Teddy can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC
and on the web at www.hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT5.shtml.
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to affect Bermuda
tonight and could continue into Monday night. Tropical storm
conditions could begin over Nova Scotia on Tuesday afternoon.
SURF: Large swells generated by Teddy are affecting Bermuda, the
Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, the east coast
of the United States, and Atlantic Canada. These swells are likely
to cause life- threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please
consult products from your local weather office.
RAINFALL: From Tuesday through Thursday, Teddy is expected to
produce rainfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches (50 to 100 mm) with
isolated totals of 6 inches (150 mm) across sections of Atlantic
Canada.