Hurricane Maria is racing towards southeastern Newfoundland and is expected to make landfall there as a hurricane on Friday afternoon.
A hurricane warning has been posted along the Avalon Peninsula, where gusts up to 120 kilometres an hour are expected by Friday afternoon.
By early Friday, the storm was centred about 1,030 kilometres southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland and moving northeast near 70 km/h.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre says heavy rain is also expected, with some areas likely to receive 60 to 90 millimetres.
Environment Canada has also posted tropical storm warnings for Bonavista Peninsula, Burin Peninsula, the St. John’s area and Avalon Peninsula north.
A tropical storm warning means sustained winds of 63 km/h or more are expected in the warning zones within 24 hours.
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