Hurricane Franklin will reach Newfoundland on Friday
But it will pass "far more southeast" than expected.
The Canadian Hurricane Center (CHC) is forecasting that Hurricane Franklin will pass "well southeast" of Newfoundland on Friday night. That said, the hurricane could bring heavy rain and ocean waves as it approaches the island
CHC on Wednesday released an update on the tropical cyclone. At the time of publication, the hurricane was about 380 kilometers west of Bermuda, with maximum sustained winds of about 185 km/h, and the hurricane was moving north-northeast at 19 km/h.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) describes Franklin as a "large hurricane" and says the center of the storm is expected to pass northwest of Bermuda on Wednesday
"Even though the center of Franklin is still forecast to pass to the northwest of Bermuda later today, the large area of tropical-storm-force winds associated with the hurricane to its southeast are expected to extend near or over the island, where a tropical storm warning remains in place," the NHC said.
According to the latest reports, Franklin will be off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Friday evening before moving into the category of a "potent" post-tropical cyclone. According to the CHC, there is a chance of gale force and hurricane force winds at this time.
The Newfoundland area is not expected to receive rainfall as a direct result of Hurricane Franklin, but the CHC predicts that "some tropical moisture from the hurricane is likely to enter the non-tropical weather system emanating from the Great Lakes region." This could result in rainfall totals in excess of 100 mm.
Also, the Canadian Hurricane Centre reports that, according to some data, on Wednesday to the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia will approach the ocean waves about 2 meters high, which may rise even higher. It is also expected that on Wednesday night to Thursday ocean waves will rise on the southern coast of Newfoundland, where their height may reach 5 meters.
