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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 07 December 2024

Tonight and Sunday.

Wind west 25 to 30 knots diminishing to southwesterly 10 to 15 Sunday morning then increasing to southeast 30 late Sunday afternoon.

Periods of snow ending near noon Sunday. Periods of snow Sunday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Risk of freezing spray overnight and Sunday morning.

Temperatures near minus 2.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 07 December 2024
Tonight and Sunday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this evening and to 1 to 2 Sunday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 07 December 2024
Monday Wind southeast 25 knots becoming northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 20 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 7 December 2024 Today Tonight and Sunday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Banquereau - 44139 LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Baie-Comeau Airport Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Sept-Îles Airport Pointe-des-Monts Pointe-Noire Cap-d'Espoir Rivière-la-Madeleine Gaspé Airport Heath Point Îles de la Madeleine Airport La Pocatière Mont-Joli Airport New Carlisle Pointe-au-Père Port Menier Île Bicquette Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet Bathurst Airport Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan Kouchibouguac Kouchibouguac Miscou Island Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Point Lepreau Saint John Airport St. Stephen Baccaro Point Beaver Island Brier Island Caribou Point Debert Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang CFB Greenwood Hart Island Ingonish Beach Kentville AAFC Lunenburg McNabs Island Nappan AAFC North Mountain Parrsboro Sable Island St.Paul Island Shearwater Airport J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Tracadie Western Head Yarmouth Airport Charlottetown Airport East Point North Cape Summerside Burgeo Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 7 December 2024 Today Tonight and Sunday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4808N 6941W to 4811N 6932W
to 4918N 6716W to 5007N 6618W to 4958N 6010W to Quebec near 5125N
5737W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4634N 6341W
to 4750N 6419W to 4831N 6404W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4845N 6410W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4558N 6352W to Prince
Edward Island near 4611N 6327W. Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 7 December 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5400N 5720W to 5345N 5400W to 5400N 5215W to 5515N 5145W to
5900N 5800W to 5945N 5230W to 5825N 4630W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 7 December 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 969 mb located over
Labrador Sea.

At 10:00 a.m. AST Sunday low 999 mb located over southern Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Sunday low 1003 mb located over the Maritimes.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Sunday ridge located over the western Marine
District.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Sunday ridge located from Anticosti Island to
Laurentian Fan.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:41 AM AST 8 December 2024 A low pressure system over Southern Quebec will intensify today and
cross the Maritimes to lie over Newfoundland Monday morning. Gale to
storm force southerly winds will develop ahead of the low while
strong to gale force westerly winds are forecast in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Banquereau - eastern half and Laurentian Fan - eastern half.
Gale warnings are in effect for Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope,
East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau - western half, Laurentian
Fan - western half, Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half and
Anticosti. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for Northumberland
Strait - western half, Chaleur - Miscou, and Anticosti.

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