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Northumberland Strait

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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.

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

Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 December 2023 Today Tonight and Wednesday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Newfoundland marine weather areas Banquereau - 44139 East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Blanc-Sablon Airport Cap Whittle Chevery Natashquan Airport Heath Point Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang Ingonish Beach North Mountain St.Paul Island J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Charlottetown Airport East Point North Cape Argentia Berry Hill Bonavista Burgeo Cape Race Corner Brook Daniel's Harbour Englee Ferolle Point La Scie Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Anthony Airport St. John's Int'l Airport St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Twillingate Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse Grates Cove Pool's Island Marticot Island Long Pond Cartwright Airport Mary's Harbour
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 December 2023 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4831N 6828W to 4819N 6903W
to 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 located
over 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 until
Wednesday 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.

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