Cabot Strait - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 05 December 2024
Tonight and Friday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 55 knots diminishing to south 40 near midnight then veering to southwest 35 early Friday morning. Wind diminishing to west 30 Friday evening.
Rain ending overnight. Flurries Friday afternoon and evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 05 December 2024
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 early this evening and to 4
to 6 late this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 05 December 2024
Saturday
Wind west 25 knots.
Sunday
Wind west 20 knots backing to south 15 late in
the day.
Monday
Wind southeast 20 knots increasing to northwest
25.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 December 2024 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5008N 6627W to 4958N 6010W toQuebec near 5125N 5737W.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 5 December 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Dec estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5400N 5720W to 5330N 5400W to 5415N 5245W to 5515N 5215W to
5900N 5800W to 5945N 5230W to 5825N 4630W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Storm warning in effect
Cabot Strait - southern half
Issued 11:18 PM AST 05 December 2024'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 5 December 2024 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 989 mb located overNew Brunswick.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Friday low 977 mb located over Anticosti Island.
At 3:30 p.m. AST Friday low 967 mb located over Labrador.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:29 PM AST 5 December 2024 A low pressure system will rapidly intensify as it crosses theMaritimes tonight. Gale to storm force southerly winds ahead of the
low will veer to strong to gale force westerlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, East Scotian
Slope - eastern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot
Strait, and Gulf-Magdalen - eastern half. Gale warnings are in effect
for all remaining waters except Fundy.
Marine interests are also advised that a high water level warning for
Chaleur - Miscou - western half has ended. Freezing spray warnings
are in effect for Northumberland Strait - western half,
Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank - northern half
- Georges Bank - southern half
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- 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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