Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NST 21 January 2021
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots except northwest 25 over eastern sections tonight. Wind becoming variable 10 to 15 near noon Friday.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 21 January 2021
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres except 2 to 3 over southeastern sections
overnight and Friday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 21 January 2021
Saturday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Sunday
Wind west 25 knots.
Monday
Wind west 20 knots veering to north
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Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2021 Today Tonight and FridayIce 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 2:15 PM EST 21 January 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5049N 5604W to 5105N 5345W to 5700N 5330W to 5935N 5620W to 6430N
5530W to 6000N 5100W to 5640N 4725W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 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 8:00 PM NST 21 January 2021 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight low 973 mb located over the southeasternGrand Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Friday low 986 mb located over northern Funk
Island Bank.
At 10:00 a.m. NST Friday deepening low 998 mb located south of
Nova Scotia.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Friday low 987 mb located over the southwestern
Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:49 PM NST 21 January 2021 An intense low pressure system over the Southeastern Grand Banks willmove to lie over Northern Funk Island Bank Friday evening. Gale to
storm force east to northeasterly winds ahead of the low will shift
to gale to storm force west to northwesterlies in its wake.
Winds will diminish over southern waters on Friday as the low tracks
over Funk Island Bank.
A second low will approach the district from the southwest Friday to
lie over the Southwestern Grand Banks Friday evening. Strong to gale
force southeasterly to northeasterly winds will spread across the
Southern Grand Banks Friday evening ahead of the low.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
the Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in effect for South Coast, East
Coast, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Belle Isle Bank - northeastern half
- Belle Isle Bank - southwestern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- 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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