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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 04 December 2023

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind light increasing to east 20 knots this morning then backing to northeast 25 this afternoon. Wind backing to north 15 to 20 overnight then to northwest 10 to 15 Tuesday afternoon.

Snow or rain beginning this morning changing to scattered flurries or scattered showers overnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 04 December 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near midnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 04 December 2023
Wednesday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35.
Friday Wind west 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 3 December 2023 Today Tonight and Monday 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 West Bay of Fundy – 44490 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 3 December 2023 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5213N 5538W to 5348N 5518W to
5559N 5947W to 6031N 6404W then northward. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 3 December 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 4 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near
5133N 5531W to 5245N 4900W to 5400N 4830W to 5830N 5630W to 6025N
5305W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 4 Dec estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5141N 5631W to Newfoundland near 5131N 5603W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM NST 4 December 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 997 mb located south of the Maritimes.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Tuesday departing trough located east of the
Grand Banks.

At 3:00 a.m. NST today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over Newfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Tuesday ridge located on a line east-west over
Funk Island Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:47 AM NST 4 December 2023 A low pressure system located over south of the Maritimes will
elongate into a trough that will move to lie over the Southern Grand
Banks by this afternoon. Strong to gale force east to northeasterly
winds will develop north of the trough while westerly gales are
expected to its south.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for the
Southern Grand Banks.

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