Wind warnings issued for all of Nova Scotia
Fast-moving storm will bring rain, strong winds, high water levels
Yet another storm system will cross eastern North America over the next few days bringing with it a mix of snow, rain, ice and strong winds.
The large-scale storm will bring blizzard conditions to the Great Lakes region with heavy rain moving up the Eastern Seaboard.
The storm will then arrive in the Maritimes on Saturday and Saturday night.
While the storm is looking quite similar to the one that blew through the region on Wednesday, this time around there will be less snow and rain for Nova Scotia.
As the snow tracks in from west to east throughout late Saturday morning and the afternoon, it will be mixed with ice pellets and will fairly quickly transition to rain. Areas along the Atlantic coastline will likely see rain from the start.
The rain will then continue throughout the afternoon and evening hours, ending from west to east overnight and into early Sunday.
Once again, strong winds from this storm will likely lead to some power outages across the province, with travel disruptions and ferry delays possible across the Maritimes.
Widespread southeast wind gusts 70 to 100 km/h are looking likely across Nova Scotia, with some coastal and exposed areas likely to see gusts exceeding 100 km/h.
The fast-moving storm will mean that the strongest winds will be limited to about a six-hour period as the storm blows through.
The strong winds will bring pounding waves and high water levels to the coastal areas beginning Saturday afternoon and continuing into Sunday.
Environment Canada is warning of the risk of coastal flooding, especially near high tide. Rainfall and storm surge warnings were issued for communities along the Atlantic coast on Saturday.
There are also wind warnings in place for the entire province and Les Suêtes wind warnings in Inverness County.
Ferry cancellations
Marine Atlantic has announced schedule changes for Saturday due to adverse weather conditions.
The sailing from North Sydney, N.S., at 11:15 p.m. and the sailing from Port aux Basques, N.L., at 11:30 p.m. are cancelled. Customers with reservations will be rescheduled to the first available crossing and sent a notification.
Bay Ferries has cancelled its 4 p.m. crossing from Digby, N.S., on Saturday and crossings from Digby and Saint John, N.B., on Sunday. The Saint John departure scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday is also cancelled.
Service is expected to resume with the 4 p.m. departure from Digby on Monday.
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