As the Atlantic season's first named hurricane winds its way up the Eastern Seaboard, Atlantic Canadians are getting a better picture of what to expect from the storm.
Arthur became a Category 1 hurricane Friday morning. The hurricane swiped the U.S. coast early Friday with winds of up to 136 km/h. More than 22,000 were without power across the Carolinas early Friday, according to Duke Energy's website.
CBC meteorologist Peter Coade said he expects the storm to be downgraded to a strong tropical storm by the time it makes landfall in the Maritimes, but that doesn't mean the storm won't hit hard.
Fishermen at the government wharf in Sambro, N.S., have doubled up lines to try to secure their boats in anticipation of the storm. (Craig Paisley/CBC)
"It will still pack a punch with high wind and lots of rain. We can expect to see its rain to develop before morning in most of the region," he said.
Coade said the eye of the storm is expected to hit the area around Shelburne at around 9 a.m. AT on Saturday and will then track the length of Nova Scotia, across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, reaching the west coast of Newfoundland and Labrador Sunday.
Environment Canada has issued tropical storm, rainfall and wind warnings for much of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and the Port aux Basques region of Newfoundland.
Nova Scotia is expected to receive the brunt of the wind, with wind gusts between 90 and 110 km/h, according to Environment Canada.
New Brunswick can expect rainfall amounts of between 50 and 100 millimetres, with the southern part of the province receiving the most rain.
Fishermen and boat owners across the Maritimes are preparing for the storm, battening down the hatches and tying extra lines to wharves to keep their vessels from coming loose in the storm.
Hurricane Arthur has the potential to disrupt travel for thousands this weekend.
- Air Canada has waived the fees associated with changing reservations for anyone whose destination is affected by the storm.
- WestJet's policy is to waive the fees as well, if a tropical storm or hurricane advisory is issued for the destination.
- Marine Atlantic hasn't altered its schedule yet. But if customers wish to make adjustments to their travel plans, change fees will be waived, the company said in an email to CBC News.
Several weekend events in Nova Scotia have already been cancelled or postponed in anticipation of Arthur's landfall.
Mud Hero, an obstacle racing event at Ski Martock approximately 60 kilometres northwest of Halifax, has cancelled its Saturday event and is requesting all its competitors to arrive on Sunday.
"In addition to always providing you with the best and muddiest day ever, your safety is of utmost importance to us," organizers wrote on its website.
Earlier this week, the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso, N.S., cancelled its annual event because of Arthur's approach. Organizers said it was "impossible" to guarantee public safety in those circumstances and apologized for the "horrible decision" they had to make.
Some of the international musicians set to perform at Stanfest will instead perform at two impromptu concerts in P.E.I., with all the proceeds going toward the artists' expenses. Islanders have offered up their homes to use as accommodation.
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