Cabot Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 20 March 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 25 this morning then diminishing to southeast 15 to 20 Friday evening.
Showers and fog patches tonight and Friday.
Temperatures near plus 1.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM ADT 20 March 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Friday morning then
subsiding to 1 to 2 Friday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 20 March 2025
Saturday
Wind southerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to
west 30 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind westerly 20 knots increasing to northwest
25 to 30.
Monday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
southerly 20.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 March 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 3 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
southwestern section.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 March 2025 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4523N 6527W to4515N 6515W to 4430N 6615W to Nova Scotia near 4407N 6612W. Sea ice
east of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4430N 6332W to 4515N
5830W to 4715N 5700W to Newfoundland near 4707N 5538W. Sea ice north
of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 3 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
southwestern section.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 19 March 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4643N 5307W to 4640N 4600W to 5100N 4600W to 5400N 4700W to 5900N
5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5815N 4555W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5045N 5925W to Newfoundland near 4920N 5745W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM ADT 20 March 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today trough located south of the Marine District.By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight weakening trough from low located over
East Scotian Slope.
At 3:00 a.m. ADT Friday low 995 mb located south of Long Island.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Friday low 990 mb located near Browns Bank.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over Quebec.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Friday departing trough located over Labrador.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank - eastern half
- Browns Bank - western half
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher - eastern half
- Lurcher - western half
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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