Strait of Belle Isle
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NST 21 January 2021
Tonight and Friday.
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots becoming north 10 to 15 Friday morning except north 25 over eastern sections.
Snow overnight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures minus 5 rising to zero Friday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 21 January 2021
Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 Friday
afternoon.
Strait of Belle Isle - western half
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 metre or less.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 21 January 2021
Saturday
Wind northeast 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
southwest 20 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind northeast 35 knots.
Monday
Wind northeast 25 to 35 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2021 Today Tonight and Friday Bergy water except 4 tenths grey ice in the eastern section.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2021 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5105N 5545W to 5130N 5430Wto 5220N 5340W to 5500N 5445W to 5800N 5730W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 4 tenths grey ice in the eastern section.
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 except less than 10 icebergs north of theiceberg limit.
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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