East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 07 December 2019
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind west 30 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 this morning then increasing to south 30 this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 this evening then backing to west 25 overnight. Wind west 25 Sunday.
Showers or flurries changing to rain and fog patches this morning then to flurries this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in flurries.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 06 December 2019
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this evening then subsiding
to 2 to 3 Saturday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 07 December 2019
Monday
Wind west 20 knots increasing to southwest 25
to 35 in the morning.
Tuesday
Wind south 35 to 45 knots increasing to
southwest 45 to 55.
Wednesday
Wind southwest 35 to 45 knots veering to
west 25 to 35.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2019 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5040N 5610W to 5120N 5510Wto 5310N 5510W to 5500N 5710W to 5615N 6030W to 5750N 6125W to 6025N
6420W then northwestward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 11:00 AM EST 6 December 2019Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 7 Dec estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5145N 5622W to 5145N 5500W to 5230N 5400W to 5445N 5400W to
5800N 5700W to 5900N 5700W to 6000N 5300W to 5800N 4900W then
eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NST 7 December 2019 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. NST today departing low 970 mb located south ofGreenland.
At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 1008 mb located south of Nova Scotia.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Sunday low 998 mb located east of Funk Island Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Sunday approaching trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Labrador Sea.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:45 AM NST 7 December 2019 A low pressure system will track northeastward across the AvalonPeninsula this evening. Strong to gale force southerlies will develop
over the Grand Banks late in the day today.
An intensifying trough of low pressure will approach the marine
district from the Labrador Sea Sunday afternoon. Strong to gale force
northwesterlies will develop over northern waters late in the day on
Sunday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Belle Isle Bank and the Grand Banks.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for the Strait of Belle Isle, Northeast Gulf, Gulf - Port au
Port and Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- 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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