Post -tropical storm Bertha will pass south of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland

TORONTO – It looks like Nova Scotia and Newfoundland will miss the worst of post-tropical storm Bertha.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Bertha was located about 400 kilometres south-southwest of Sable Island, moving east-northeast at 50 km/h. Maximum sustained winds were 50 km/h with stronger gusts.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre said that the remnant low – no longer a tropical cyclone – will pass south of the Avalon Peninsula Thursday producing moderate northerly winds, gusting to 50 km/h.

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There will be some showers in Newfoundland, though they will not be related to Bertha.

Some ocean swells – about one metre to one-and-a-half metres – are to be expected along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia on Wednesday.

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Storm warnings are in effect for the southern parts of Laurentian Fan and the Southern Grand Banks with waves of six metres offshore, south of the storm track.

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