Bluenose Soaring Weather Briefing

Fri Sep  3 05:04:36 EDT 2010
Fri Sep  3 09:04:36 UTC 2010

Routine Weather Observations:

Terminal Area Forcasts:

Nova Scotia Weather, Environment Canada:

Tonight..Becoming cloudy this evening. Rain at times heavy beginning
 before morning. Wind becoming southeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 before
 morning. Low 22.
Saturday..Rain at times heavy ending in the afternoon then clearing.
 Risk of thundershowers in the morning. Amount 50 mm. Wind southeast
 40 km/h gusting to 60 increasing to 60 gusting to 90 late in the
 morning then becoming southwest 50 gusting to 70. High 23.

Cumberland County North and Cobequid Pass
Colchester County North.
Rainfall warning in effect
Tropical storm warning in effect
Wind warning in effect.
Today..Sunny with cloudy periods. 30 percent chance of showers this
 afternoon. High 29. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight..Becoming cloudy this evening. Rain at times heavy beginning
 before morning. Wind becoming southeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 before
 morning. Low 22.
Saturday..Rain at times heavy ending in the afternoon then clearing.
 Risk of thundershowers in the morning. Amount 50 mm. Wind southeast
 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming east 60 gusting to 90 in the morning
 then southwest 50 gusting to 70 in the afternoon. High 23.

Pictou County.
Tropical storm warning in effect
Wind warning in effect.
Today..Sunny with cloudy periods. 30 percent chance of showers this
 afternoon. High 29. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight..Becoming cloudy late this evening. Rain at times heavy
 beginning before morning. Low 22.
Saturday..Rain at times heavy ending in the afternoon then clearing.
 Risk of thundershowers in the morning. Amount 30 to 40 mm. Wind
 southeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming east 60 gusting to 90 in
 the morning then southwest 50 gusting to 70 in the afternoon.
 High 23.

Antigonish County
Guysborough County.
Tropical storm watch in effect.
Today..Sunny with cloudy periods. 30 percent chance of showers this
 afternoon. High 30 except 25 along parts of the coast. UV index 7 or
 high.
Tonight..Increasing cloudiness this evening. Low 22.
Saturday..Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning in the morning and ending
 in the evening. Clearing late in the evening. Risk of thunderstorms
 late in the morning and early in the afternoon. Amount 25 mm. Wind
 southeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 increasing to 60 gusting to 80 in
 the morning then becoming southwest 40 gusting to 60 late in the
 afternoon. High 23.

for Nova Scotia issued by Environment Canada at 5.00 am adt Friday 3
September 2010.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 11.00 am.

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
Halifax County - east of Porters Lake
Lunenburg County
Queens County
Guysborough County.
Sunday..A mix of sun and cloud. Low 16. High 22.
Monday..Sunny. Low 14. High 22.
Tuesday..Cloudy. Low 13. High 20.
Wednesday..Cloudy. Low 13. High 19.
Thursday..Cloudy. Low 14. High 19.
Normals for the period..Low 12. High 21.

Shelburne County
Yarmouth County
Digby County.
Sunday..A mix of sun and cloud. Low 15. High 19.
Monday..Sunny. Low 13. High 20.
Tuesday..Cloudy. Low 12. High 18.
Wednesday..Cloudy. Low 12. High 19.
Thursday..Cloudy. Low 13. High 18.
Normals for the period..Low 11. High 19.

Annapolis County
Kings County
Hants County.
Sunday..A mix of sun and cloud. Low 16. High 22.
Monday..Sunny. Low 14. High 22.
Tuesday..Cloudy. Low 13. High 20.
Wednesday..Cloudy. Low 13. High 19.
Thursday..Cloudy. Low 14. High 19.
Normals for the period..Low 12. High 21.

Colchester County - Truro and south
Colchester County - Cobequid Bay
Cumberland County - Minas Shore
Cumberland County North and Cobequid Pass
Colchester County North
Pictou County
Antigonish County.
Sunday..A mix of sun and cloud. Low 16. High 22.
Monday..A mix of sun and cloud. Low 12. High 21.
Tuesday..Cloudy. Low 12. High 19.
Wednesday..Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low 12. High 19.
Thursday..Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low 13. High 20.
Normals for the period..Low 10. High 21.

Relevant NOTAMs:

Graphical Area Forecasts:

Precipitation radar:

Nova Scotia Weather Radar, Environment Canada:

InfraRed Satellite Image, Environment Canada:

GEOS Satellite Image, Environment Canada:

Jet Stream Graph, Environment Canada:

Forecast Surface Conditions

Misc:

Current Stanley soundings:

Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
(ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

291 1000.0 A 259   2  66.4  19.1  17.3
305 1000.0 A 261   3  66.6  19.2  17.2
360  998.0 A 266   5  67.5  19.7  16.8
505  993.0 A 281   9  68.7  20.4  16.5
718  985.0 A 286  12  70.7  21.5  16.4
1010  975.0 A 277   9  71.8  22.1  16.0
1305  965.0 A 256   7  75.0  23.9  16.0
1604  955.0 A 247   9  74.8  23.8  16.3
1906  945.0 A 251  12  74.3  23.5  16.7
2211  935.0 A 261  14  72.9  22.7  16.7
2519  925.0 A 271  16  71.2  21.8  16.6
2539  925.0 A 271  16  71.2  21.8  16.6
2828  915.0 A 278  16  69.8  21.0  16.1
3143  905.0 A 280  17  68.7  20.4  14.7
3458  895.0 A 279  18  68.0  20.0  13.1
3772  885.0 A 277  19  67.1  19.5  11.6
4094  875.0 A 273  21  65.8  18.8  10.8
4419  865.0 A 271  22  64.6  18.1  10.6
4744  855.0 A 268  24  63.3  17.4  10.6
4927  850.0 A 268  25  62.6  17.0  10.5
5075  845.0 A 268  25  62.1  16.7  10.5
5406  835.0 A 270  26  60.8  16.0  10.3
5744  825.0 A 272  26  59.5  15.3  10.1
6082  815.0 A 277  26  58.3  14.6   9.6
6423  805.0 A 281  26  57.0  13.9   9.1
6771  795.0 A 285  27  55.8  13.2   8.6
7585  772.0 A 286  27  52.7  11.5   7.8
9101  730.0 A 284  25  48.2   9.0   5.2
10265  700.0 A 275  22  45.5   7.5   0.3
10400  696.0 A 274  22  45.1   7.3  -0.3
11719  663.0 A 276  23  41.4   5.2  -1.1
12716  639.0 A 279  22  39.4   4.1  -3.3
13599  618.0 A 277  22  37.8   3.2  -3.5
14914  588.0 A 273  25  34.2   1.2  -7.9
16620  551.0 A 273  31  29.1  -1.6 -22.0
17913  524.0 A 275  34  26.8  -2.9 -26.1
19143  500.0 A 274  34  22.6  -5.2 -30.6
20190  480.0 A 274  34  19.2  -7.1 -34.4
22290  442.0 A 273  36  12.2 -11.0 -37.1
24550  403.0 A 270  36   4.3 -15.4 -31.9
24773  400.0 A 270  36   3.4 -15.9 -31.9
27339  360.0 A 267  34  -6.5 -21.4 -32.3
31646  300.0 A 270  33 -26.1 -32.3 -41.3
32391  290.0 A 271  33 -29.6 -34.2 -42.8
35744  250.0 A 273  35 -45.2 -42.9 -50.9
37880  227.0 A 275  37 -55.3 -48.5 -56.0
39553  210.0 A 278  41 -60.7 -51.5 -60.4
40314  202.0 A 282  47 -61.4 -51.9 -62.2
41420  192.0 A 287  53 -63.9 -53.3 -64.9
42801  180.0 A 289  54 -67.9 -55.5 -67.1
44740  164.0 A 287  50 -74.0 -58.9 -69.6
46561  150.0 A 282  47 -78.7 -61.5 -71.6
47004  146.0 A 281  46 -79.8 -62.1 -72.1
49081  132.0 A 280  40 -83.7 -64.3 -74.9
51866  115.0 A 276  28 -85.7 -65.4 -76.5
53976  103.0 A 274  26 -82.7 -63.7 -84.3
54704  100.0 A 274  25 -82.8 -63.8 -84.0
57949   85.0 A 273  19 -83.7 -64.3 -82.9
61315   72.0 A 265  22 -77.4 -60.8 -80.6
61919   70.0 A 262  21 -77.4 -60.8 -80.7
68753   50.0 A 228  13 -76.9 -60.5 -81.4