Hurricane Fiona intensifies, alerts issued in Atlantic Canada
CTV
Hurricane Fiona expected to impact Atlantic Canada this weekend, forecast to approach eastern Nova Scotia as a Category 2 hurricane Saturday morning.
Hurricane Fiona is currently a Category 3 hurricane bringing hurricane conditions to parts of the Turks and Caicos Islands as it continues to move northward.
The hurricane is forecast to move north into an area of favourable ocean water temperatures and atmospheric conditions allowing it to become a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds near 220 kilometres per hour as it passes east of Bermuda late Thursday. While a direct hit to Bermuda is not forecast, the Island is still being advised to monitor the progress of the hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center then brings Fiona as a Category 3 hurricane into the Scotia Slopes marine area south of Sable Island Friday night. Fiona is then forecast to approach eastern Nova Scotia as a Category 2 hurricane Saturday morning.
