Post-tropical storm Noel is bearing down on the Maritimes today. While it makes its final moves and dekes the good folks at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax are doing their best to decipher the data.  •  Even though the storm has changed into a post-tropical storm the forecasters are still …

Hurricane Noel was officially classified as a post tropical cyclone this afternoon. Don't despair though, we're still in for 120km/h wind gusts and 50mm of rain.  •  Noel also decided to head a little further west.

"Although we are calling it a post-tropical storm we expect it to be accompanied by hurricane Force winds as it passes."  •  and  •  "The strongest winds are expected over portions of Nova Scotia ...Hurricane force gusts to 140 km/h at the coast and and localized gusts up to 120 km/h inland. Wind …

It's still headed straight for us and it's still a hurricane. They expect Noel to change into a post tropical cyclone this afternoon or evening.

Hurricane Noel survived the night. With the additional 12 hours of forward movement we now know the path is virtually guaranteed to go through the Maritimes.  •  Noel is forecast to change into a post tropical cyclone later today. While that doesn't sound as scary as a hurricane it still is …

“"MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NOEL IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. HOWEVER...IT IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NOEL SHOULD THEN STRENGTHEN AND INCREASE IN SIZE …

Tropical Storm (and potentially a hurricane) Noel has veered left of its last forcasted track and is now bearing down on Prince Edward Island. This seems to have saved me a drive to Cape Breton.  •  I've got a digital video camera, a sunroof, and a willing wife. Should be legendary.

I'm an extreme weather junkie and this is the kind of thing that really gets me going. It's not a hurricane yet but is forecast to be one.  •  I'm charging the camera & GPS batteries, prepping the car, and patching up the Goretex.... Check back here for updates.

Geocaching is basically a treasure hunt for nerds with GPS devices.  •  “"Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere … read more »