"Les Suêtes Wind Warning (Cape Breton)
Les Suêtes wind warning uses the same criteria as a wind warning for the Maritimes. These winds occur over a specific area of the western Cape Breton Highlands during certain unique meteorological conditions. Les Suêtes is an Acadian phrase used to describe very strong southeast winds that occur in an area along the western coast of Cape Breton Island. Local fisherman report that the effects can extend 10 to 15 miles offshore. Because of the highly localized nature of these events this separate warning event is used. The warning covers a limited area of "Inverness County - Mabou and North." These can occur throughout the year, but are more frequent from the late fall through early spring. "
. . . today when i was down in cheticamp the winds reached 120 km per hour.
Les Suêtes wind warning uses the same criteria as a wind warning for the Maritimes. These winds occur over a specific area of the western Cape Breton Highlands during certain unique meteorological conditions. Les Suêtes is an Acadian phrase used to describe very strong southeast winds that occur in an area along the western coast of Cape Breton Island. Local fisherman report that the effects can extend 10 to 15 miles offshore. Because of the highly localized nature of these events this separate warning event is used. The warning covers a limited area of "Inverness County - Mabou and North." These can occur throughout the year, but are more frequent from the late fall through early spring. "
. . . today when i was down in cheticamp the winds reached 120 km per hour.