June: With a monthly mean 

 pressure 4 mb higher than normal, 

 the Azores-Bermuda High was 

 again stronger than normal in 

 June (Figure 7). However, over 

 Newfoundland, the Icelandic low 

 was also 5 mb lower than normal 

 (Mariners Weather Log, 1988c). 

 These features resulted in tight 

 gradients from Nova Scotia to 

 Denmark. The resulting flow 

 pattern east of Newfoundland was 

 stronger than normal southeast- 

 erly winds. 



July: The Azores-Bermuda High 

 continued to be slightly stronger 

 than normal in July, but the 

 Icelandic Low continued to persist 

 unseasonably through July (Figure 

 8). The winds along Labrador and 

 eastern Newfoundland, however, 

 were near normal southwesterlies. 



August: The Azores-Bermuda 

 High was nearly normal in August, 

 and the Icelandic Low was again 

 more intense than normal (Figure 

 9). This resulted in tighter than 

 normal pressure gradients across 

 the North Atlantic (Mariners 

 Weather Log, 1989). The result- 

 ing flow along Labrador and 

 eastern Newfoundland would be 

 stronger than normal westerly 

 winds. 



September: Both the Azores- 

 Bermuda High and Icelandic Low 

 were stronger than normal in 

 September (Figure 10). The 

 monthly mean pressure of the 

 Azores-Bermuda High was 3 mb 

 higher than normal. The Icelandic 

 Low once again had a double 

 center, resulting in -4 to -5 mb 

 anomalies over Labrador (Mari- 

 ners Weather Log, 1989). The 

 resulting flow pattern would be a 

 stronger than normal westerly 

 winds for Newfoundland, and very 

 light northerly winds for Labrador. 



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