Hurricane Ernesto will likely have an impact on eastern Newfoundland early next week. There remains some question as to what those impacts will be.
Monday night and Tuesday, rain is expected across the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, some areas could see over 20 mm of rain. Strong wind gusts are also possible. At this time it's too early to speculate, however, wind gusts could exceed 100 km/h.
Significant ocean swell is expected which will arrive along the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia late tomorrow and along south-facing coastlines of Newfoundland late Sunday. Hazardous surf and rip currents can be expected.
For southeastern Newfoundland large waves will arrive and build from the southwest on Monday and Monday night, and diminish on Tuesday. Coastal flooding is possible.
