Strait of Belle Isle - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 19 April 2024
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to northeast 10 to 15 near noon then becoming light early this evening. Wind increasing to south 15 late overnight and to southwest 25 Saturday morning.
Temperatures minus 1 rising to plus 3 Saturday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 18 April 2024
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less late
overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 19 April 2024
Sunday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots backing to
southeast 25 in the afternoon then veering to southwest 15 to 20 late in the
day.
Monday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to
southwest 30.
Tuesday
Wind southwest 35 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 April 2024 Today Tonight and Friday Bergy water except 1 tenth first-year ice in the extreme eastern
section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 April 2024 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4934N 5429W to 5238N5222W to 5515N 5156W to 5641N 5703W to 6018N 6010W to 6200N 5854W
then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from 6200N 5528W to 6121N 5510W to 6048N
5347W to 6051N 5135W then eastward. Sea ice east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 1 tenth first-year ice in the extreme eastern
section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 4:21 PM EDT 18 April 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4729N 5245W to 4805N 4945W to 5155N 4710W to 5445N 4940W to 5625N
4830W to 5800N 4525W then eastward.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5013N 6130W to Newfoundland near 4910N 5827W.
Iceberg Count
51 to 100 icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 19 April 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwestover the Grand Banks.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Saturday departing trough located east of the
Marine District.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located from Labrador to the
Maritimes.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Saturday ridge located over eastern Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:51 AM NDT 19 April 2024 A trough of low pressure stretching across the Grand Banks will moveeastward today and tonight. Strong to gale force northeasterlies to
northwesterlies to the north and west of the trough will gradually
diminish today and tonight.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
South Coast. East Coast, Northeast Coast, Funk Island Bank, and
Northern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- 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 - northwestern half
- Funk Island Bank - southeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- Mid Labrador Coast - Hopedale and south
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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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