Northumberland Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 05 December 2023
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwesterly 20 knots tonight and Wednesday.
Scattered flurries.
Temperatures near minus 4.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 05 December 2023
Thursday
Wind north 15 knots increasing to north 25 in
the afternoon.
Friday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to
light.
Ice Forecast
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Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 December 2023 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4831N 6828W to 4819N 6903Wto 4824N 6911W to Quebec near 4918N 6741W. Sea ice south then
northwest of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5002N 6644W to Anticosti
near 4934N 6344W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Anticosti near 4952N 6343W to 5002N
6322W to 4952N 6128W to 5001N 5941W to Quebec near 5125N 5737W. Sea
ice north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 5 December 2023 Tonight and Wednesday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight quasi-stationary high 1025 mb locatedover Quebec.
At 3:30 p.m. AST Wednesday low 998 mb located southwest of the
Marine District.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Wednesday intensifying low 988 mb located south
of Georges Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:46 PM AST 5 December 2023 A cold northwest flow will persist over northern areas untilWednesday afternoon.
A low pressure system will track south of the slope waters Wednesday
evening and intensify over the Grand Banks by Thursday morning.
Strong to gale force northeasterlies are possible for the southern
most slope waters.
Marine interest are advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Anticosti.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- 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 - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable - eastern half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
- Strait of Belle Isle - western half
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