WOCN32 CWHX 011800
POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3.30 PM NDT
WEDNESDAY 01 OCTOBER 2008.
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA.
 ... LAURA HEADING OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC...
1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION
AT 3.30 PM NDT... POST-TROPICAL STORM LAURA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 47.2 N AND LONGITUDE 46.3 W... ABOUT 260 NAUTICAL MILES
OR 485 KM EAST OF ST JOHNS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS... 74 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 1002
MB. LAURA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 16 KNOTS... 30 KM/H.
2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH
DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
          NDT                    MB  KTS  KMH
OCT 01  3.30 PM  47.2N  46.3W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
OCT 01  9.30 PM  48.9N  45.6W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
OCT 02  3.30 AM  50.6N  44.7W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
OCT 02  9.30 AM  52.2N  43.6W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
OCT 02  3.30 PM  53.7N  42.0W  1002   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
NONE.
 4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
GALES HAVE NOW MOVED BEYOND THE GRAND BANKS AND THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR WEATHER OFFICE IS ENDING THE GALE WARNINGS.
5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION FOR METEOROLOGISTS
A. ANALYSIS
WHILE LAURA HAS NOT TRANSITIONED TO EXTRATROPICAL IT IS ALSO NO
LONGER TROPICAL AFTER HAVING LOST MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.
IF LOCATED 500-600 MILES FARTHER SOUTH WE WOULD PROBABLY BE CALLING
THIS SUBTROPICAL OR NON-TROPICAL. AT ANY RATE LAURA AND HER
REMAINING GALES HAVE MOVED EAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND WATERS.
WE CONTINUE HOLDING THE SYSTEM AT 40 KTS WITH ALL REMAINING GALES
MOSTLY IN THE EASTERN HALF.
B. PROGNOSTIC
WE MAINTAIN THE PERVIOUS FORECAST TRACK AND THINKING.
C. PUBLIC WEATHER
NONE.
D. MARINE WEATHER
NONE.
PREDICTED WIND RADII (NM)
TIME          GALES           STORMS            HURRICANE
         NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW
01/18Z  150 150  30   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
02/00Z  180 150  60  30     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
02/06Z  210 180  90  90     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
02/12Z  240 180 120 120     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
02/18Z  270 180 150 150     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
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