WOCN31 CWHX 061800 HURRICANE MARIA INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3.30 PM NDT TUESDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 2005. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CHC ON HURRICANE MARIA ... MARIA TO HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON CANADIAN WATERS ... 1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION AT 3.30 PM NDT... HURRICANE MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.1 N AND LONGITUDE 55.4 W... ABOUT 475 NAUTICAL MILES OR 885 KM EAST NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA . MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 85 KNOTS... 157 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 975 MB. MARIA IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS... 19 KM/H. 2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH DATE TIME LAT LON MSLP MAX WIND NDT MB KTS KMH SEP 06 3.30 PM 34.1N 55.4W 975 85 157 SEP 07 3.30 AM 35.3N 53.6W 978 70 130 SEP 07 3.30 PM 36.8N 51.8W 983 60 111 SEP 08 3.30 AM 38.1N 49.7W 984 55 102 SEP 08 3.30 PM 39.6N 47.2W 978 55 102 POST-TROPICAL SEP 09 3.30 AM 41.0N 44.3W 975 55 102 POST-TROPICAL SEP 09 3.30 PM 43.8N 40.4W 971 55 102 POST-TROPICAL SEP 10 3.30 AM 47.8N 36.9W 964 55 102 POST-TROPICAL 3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY NIL. 4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY STRONG NORTHEASTERLIES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE GRAND BANKS AS MARIA PASSES ON THURSDAY. SEA STATE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SWELL GENERATED BY THE STORM THROUGHOUT MOST OF OUR MARINE AREAS. 5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION A. ANALYSIS MARIA REMAINS OVER RELATIVELY WARM WATER BUT THE INTENSITY OF THE STORM HAS BEEN WEAKENING DUE TO WIND SHEAR. B. PROGNOSTIC OUR FORECAST IS A BLEND OF THE OFFICIAL NHC FORECAST AND THE GLOBAL GEM. THE FALLING CENTRAL PRESSURES LATER IN THE FORECAST PERIOD ARE DUE TO A REINTENSIFICATION THAT IS EXPECTED WHEN MARIA UNDERGOES EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. THE RESULTING EXTRATROPICAL LOW WILL BE A MAJOR FEATURE OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC IN THE LONGER RANGE. C. PUBLIC WEATHER NO EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED OVER CANADIAN LAND AREAS. D. MARINE WEATHER PREDICTED WIND RADII (NM) TIME GALES STORMS HURRICANE NE SE SW NW NE SE SW NW NE SE SW NW 06/18Z 120 120 60 80 75 75 30 40 20 20 15 15 07/06Z 120 120 70 80 75 75 40 40 20 20 15 15 07/18Z 120 120 100 90 75 75 65 50 0 0 0 0 08/06Z 120 120 120 90 75 75 75 50 0 0 0 0 08/18Z 120 120 120 90 75 75 75 50 0 0 0 0 09/06Z 120 120 120 90 75 75 75 50 0 0 0 0 09/18Z 120 120 120 90 75 75 75 50 0 0 0 0 10/06Z 120 120 120 90 75 75 75 50 0 0 0 0 END MILLER