Cabot Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 31 January 2023
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind light increasing to northerly 20 knots early this evening then diminishing to variable 10 to 15 early Wednesday morning.
Scattered flurries changing to snow near noon then to scattered flurries this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Risk of freezing spray overnight.
Temperatures minus 1 falling to minus 6 Wednesday morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM AST 31 January 2023
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 31 January 2023
Thursday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
southwest 20 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to northwest
40.
Saturday
Wind northwest 50 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 31 January 2023 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4542N 6218W to PrinceEdward Island near 4559N 6231W. Sea ice southwest of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from 4658N 6157W to 4713N 6215W to 4753N
6129W to 4738N 6105W to 4658N 6157W. Sea ice within the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6240W
to 4730N 6411W to 4905N 6319W to 4849N 6145W to 5052N 5740W to
Newfoundland near 4926N 5812W. Sea ice west then east of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:10 PM EST 30 January 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 31 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5025N 5635W to 4925N 4800W to 5040N 4655W to 5815N 5630W to 6005N
5015W to 5740N 4610W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 31 Jan estimated from Quebec near
5120N 5832W to Newfoundland near 5022N 5725W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM AST 31 January 2023 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low located over Southwestern Shore.By 3:00 a.m. AST Wednesday departing low located east of the
Avalon Peninsula.
At 3:00 a.m. AST Wednesday ridge located over Maine.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Wednesday ridge located over the Maritimes.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:57 AM AST 31 January 2023 Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are ineffect for all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters except Anticosti - eastern
half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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