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Wind warnings issued for all of Nova Scotia

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.

Fast-moving storm will bring rain, strong winds, high water levels

there is sea weed on a road surrounded by water. The waves are rough and a boat is rocking.
Waves and debris are shown on a road in the Yarmouth area on Saturday. (Yarmouth County Regional Emergency Management/Facebook )

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.

Snow accumulation map.
The snow will track in from west to east throughout late Saturday morning and the afternoon, it will be mixed with ice pellets and will fairly quickly transition over to rain. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

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 seerain from the start.

The rain will then continue throughout the afternoon and evening hours, ending from west to east overnight and into early Sunday.

Storm track
Rain will then continue throughout the afternoon and evening hours, ending from west to east overnight and into early Sunday (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

Once again, strongwindsfrom this storm will likely lead to some power outages across the province, with travel disruptions and ferry delays possible across the Maritimes.

Wind gust map
Wind gusts will likely lead to some power outages across the province, with travel disruptions and ferry delays possible. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

Widespread southeast wind gusts 70 to 100 km/h are looking likely across Nova Scotia, with some coastal and exposed areas likely to seegusts exceeding 100 km/h.

Wind gust map for Saturday night.
The strongest winds will likely be limited to a six-hour period. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

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 Canadais warning of the risk of coastal flooding, especially near high tide. Rainfall and storm surge warnings were issued for communities along the Atlanticcoast on Saturday.

There are also wind warnings in place for theentire province and LesSutes 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.

Another messy wind storm is on the way to Nova Scotia on Saturday

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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. Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon has the details.