Dozens of thousands of citizens are still under the authority of Storm Lee, which has now become a powerful post-tropical storm, on its way out of Maritimes to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The Canadian Ministry of Environment stated that Lee will leave western Prince Edward Island early this Sunday morning and head across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, passing west of the Magdalen Islands by mid-morning and reaching northern Newfoundland by evening.

The weather agency also confirmed that conditions have begun to improve in many areas of Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick, but the region will continue to experience rain, strong winds, and high waves along the Atlantic coast throughout the day.

Furthermore, tropical storm warnings remain in effect for Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Magdalen Islands, Antigonish County, Cape Breton Island, Guysborough County, Halifax County, east of Porters Lake in Nova Scotia. However, these warnings have ended for Queens County and Prince Edward Island, Pictou County, and Halifax West County in Nova Scotia.

As the weakening continues, conditions are expected to improve in most areas to the south and east of the storm throughout the morning.

Most of New Brunswick and Gaspé and Anticosti Island are still experiencing heavy rains, which will move to the northern shore of Lower Quebec today. Over 100 mm of rain has been reported in Grand Manan Island and Gaspé.

There have also been reports of wind gusts reaching 90 kilometers per hour along the eastern shore of Nova Scotia, although the severe winds are expected to greatly diminish by Sunday afternoon.

As of 8:00 AM, Nova Scotia Power was reporting power outages affecting more than 104,000 customers, with 12,854 NB Power customers in the dark, and nearly 300 Maritime Electric customers without power in Prince Edward Island.

The latest update from Environment Canada stated that the storm is located about 23 kilometers northwest of Summerside, moving northeast at 30 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 83 kilometers per hour.