Hurricane Ernesto is predicted to convey heavy surf to coastal communities in Nova Scotia beginning late Saturday, says the Canadian Hurricane Centre.

The storm made landfall in Bermuda earlier within the day, and its centre is now simply north of the island.

“Ernesto will proceed transferring slowly northward at the moment and can observe effectively southeast of the Maritimes on Monday,” stated an announcement from the climate company. “It’s going to convey heavy surf to Atlantic coastal Nova Scotia beginning (late Saturday) persevering with by way of Monday, with doable rain, wind and huge waves for southeast Newfoundland afterward Monday.”

Hurricane Ernesto was being felt this weekend alongside a lot of america’ Japanese Seaboard, even with the storm a whole lot of miles offshore and crossing Bermuda. Harmful rip currents compelled some public seashores to shut throughout one of many ultimate busy weekends of the summer season season.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre’s assertion famous there was a threat of rip currents for Nova Scotia on Sunday and Monday.

Elements of the province might additionally see rain however that could possibly be from a tropical airmass and never Ernesto, it added.

“The centre of the storm will observe effectively south of Nova Scotia.”

Hurricane specialist Philippe Papin from the Nationwide Hurricane Middle stated Ernesto stays a “fairly giant” hurricane with a “giant footprint of seas and waves” affecting the central Florida Atlantic shoreline all the way in which north to Lengthy Island in New York.

Ernesto will transition to a post-tropical storm because it strikes south of Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula late Monday, stated the Canadian Hurricane Centre.

Forecasters stated it might move shut sufficient to convey some rain and wind to parts of the Avalon, Bonavista and Burin peninsulas, with the heaviest downpours anticipated to happen inside a three-to-six-hour window.

“As Ernesto passes south or close to the Avalon — doubtless later Monday — a brief interval of heavy rain is feasible however it’s a bit too early to invest how a lot,” it stated.

The centre stated giant breaking waves will create a threat of some coastal flooding for communities on the southern Avalon Peninsula and Placentia Bay, and there could possibly be some minor harm to docks and coastal buildings.

“The windiest a part of the storm is to the south of its observe. The anticipated timeframe for that is later Monday,” the assertion stated. “It will turn into clearer over the weekend and you will need to test climate forecast updates in case the storm tracks farther north.”

— With information from The Related Press.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Aug. 17, 2024.