Current Snapshot

The Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC Global) Monday, August 19, 2024, Tropical Cyclone Activity Report for the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico

CURRENT TROPICAL CYCLONES:

Tropical Cyclone 05L (Ernesto)…is located about 250 miles southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland

Tropical Cyclone 05L (Ernesto)

According to the NHC Advisory number 33…

DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS CONTINUING ALONG THE NORTHEAST
U.S. COAST AND ATLANTIC CANADA…ERNESTO EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRA-TROPICAL EARLY TUESDAY

Ernesto is moving toward the northeast near 26 mph (43 km/h). An even faster motion to the northeast or east-northeast is expected during the
next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Ernesto will pass near southeastern Newfoundland tonight and early Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 90 mph (150 km/h) with higher gusts. Steady to rapid weakening is forecast, and Ernesto is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone early Tuesday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 220 miles (350 km).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

SURF: Swells generated by Ernesto are affecting Bermuda, the northeast coast of the United States, and Atlantic Canada. Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions are likely to continue in these areas during the next day or so. In southeastern Newfoundland large breaking waves could bring the possibility of coastal flooding, particularly along southwest-facing shorelines from Burin east to Avalon regions.