Laurentian Fan - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 22 January 2021
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northeast 25 to 30 knots diminishing to northerly 20 near midnight then backing to northwest 15 early Saturday morning. Wind diminishing to light Saturday evening.
Showers or flurries ending Saturday morning. Risk of thunderstorms this evening.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 22 January 2021
Laurentian Fan - northwestern half
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 early this evening then
subsiding to 2 to 3 near noon Saturday. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Saturday
evening.
Laurentian Fan - southeastern half
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 4 to 6 early this evening then
subsiding to 3 to 4 early Saturday morning. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 Saturday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 22 January 2021
Sunday
Wind northeast 15 knots increasing to northwest
25 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to
north 15 to 20.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 22 January 2021 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4545N 6240W to PrinceEdward Island near 4600N 6240W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4625N 6310W
to 4715N 6405W to 4840N 6345W to 4845N 6150W to 5040N 5820W to
Newfoundland near 5035N 5720W. Sea ice west and north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:19 PM EST 22 January 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 23 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5049N 5604W to 5105N 5345W to 5700N 5330W to 6300N 5800W to 6415N
5600W to 5720N 4700W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 23 Jan estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5132N 5649W to Newfoundland near 5120N 5637W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM AST 22 January 2021 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. AST today low 990 mb located south of Laurentian Fan.By 3:00 a.m. AST Saturday low 987 mb located over the southern
Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. AST Saturday low 988 mb located northeast of
Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday low 982 mb located near Anticosti Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:13 PM AST 22 January 2021 An intense low pressure system just south of Laurentian Fan willtrack northeastward this evening bringing gale force northeasterly
winds to southeasternmost waters.
Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Laurentian Fan - eastern half.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Gulf-Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou, and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Belle Isle Bank - northeastern half
- Belle Isle Bank - southwestern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast - northern half
- South Labrador Coast - southern half
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle
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