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Hurricane Fiona Update: September 21, 2022
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** “Hurricane Fiona is expected to impact Atlantic Canada starting
Friday, and continuing into the weekend." ------------------------------------------------------------
https://www.rac.ca/hurricane-fiona-update/
September 21, 2022 | For immediate release |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration logo Radio Amateurs of Can
ada continues to monitor Hurricane Fiona, which continues to track north
east with sustained winds of 165 kilometres per hour. The track currently
shows the affected area could include parts of Quebec, New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an Advis
ory at 11 am EDT this morning, Wednesday, September 21 which states:
“1. Hurricane conditions are possible, and tropical conditions a
re expected, on Bermuda by late Thursday.
2. Fiona is expected to affect portions of Atlantic Canada as a powerful h urricane-force cyclone late Friday and Saturday, and could produce signi
ficant impacts from high winds, storm surge, and heavy rainfall. Inter
ests in these areas should closely monitor the progress of Fiona and updat
es to the forecast.”
Environment Canada issued the following Tropical Cyclone Information State
ment earlier today:
Environment Canada Tropical Cyclone Information Statement
Wednesday September, 21, 2022 – 7:59 AM ADT
Forecaster: Fogarty/Clements/Couturier.
“Hurricane Fiona is expected to impact Atlantic Canada starting Fr
iday, and continuing into the weekend.
This storm is shaping up to be a potentially severe event for Atlantic Can
ada. Numerous weather models are quite consistent in their prediction of w
hat we call a deep hybrid low pressure system, possessing both tropical
and intense winter storm-type properties (but with very heavy rainfall an
d severe winds).
Currently the range of uncertainty with regard to the centre of the low wh
en it approaches late Friday or Saturday is approximately a 600 to 700 kil ometre wide zone (‘cone of uncertainty’) centred over Cape
Breton with a broad coverage of hurricane-force winds including over land
. This is the most likely scenario as we see it now, regardless of meteo rological classification of ‘Hurricane’, or ‘Pos
t-Tropical Storm’ Fiona at that time.
Since we expect the storm to become very large, the impacts will be mult i-provincial. Specifics in terms of winds, rainfall, waves and storm s
urge will be described in increasing detail here beginning this afternoon.
Again, this storm certainly has the potential to be quite severe �
� we suggest to check forecast updates at least daily for important info rmation regarding the trend in our analysis of what to expect. Please cont
inue to monitor alerts issued by the Canadian Hurricane Centre and forecas
ts issued by Environment Canada.”
Operators are encouraged to monitor local repeaters and the International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Centre of Activity frequencies.
If you are in the affected area, please provide updates to the Hurricane
Watch Net. Please also continue to monitor alerts issued by the Canadian
Hurricane Centre and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
Please visit the RAC website (
https://www.rac.ca) for additional informati
on and important links.
Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT
RAC Community Services Officer
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