Strait of Belle Isle - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 20 May 2022
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to southwest 25 Saturday afternoon.
Scattered showers Saturday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 20 May 2022
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 Saturday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 20 May 2022
Sunday
Wind southwest 20 knots diminishing to variable
10 to 15 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
northwest 15 to 20.
Tuesday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
southwest 20.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 May 2022 Today Tonight and Saturday Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the northeast section.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 May 2022 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5124N 5747W toNewfoundland near 5045N 5713W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5050N 5559W to
5057N 5330W to 5506N 5338W to 5803N 5815W then northeastward. Sea
ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the northeast section.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 20 May 2022Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 May estimated from Newfoundland near4650N 5405W to 4620N 5300W to 4620N 4825W to 4800N 4745W to 5100N
4735W to 5715N 5040W to 5650N 4750W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 May estimated from Quebec near
5014N 6137W to Newfoundland near 4755N 5915W.
Iceberg Count
Less than 10 icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 20 May 2022 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight low 1007 mb located southwest of theGrand Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Saturday low 1009 mb located southeast of the
Grand Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Saturday approaching trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Labrador.
At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located on a line east-west over
central Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Saturday ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over eastern Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:46 PM NDT 20 May 2022 A low pressure system will skirt the southern edge of the Grand Bankstonight into Saturday. Strong to gale force easterlies will develop
over the Southern Grand Banks tonight ahead of the low.
On Saturday evening, an approaching trough of low pressure over
Labrador will generate strong to gale force southwesterlies over the
northwestern marine district.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Belle Isle Bank and the Southern Grand Banks.
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
- East Coast
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
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