Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 05:28 AM ADT 22 March 2025
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 this morning and to northwest 35 this afternoon. Wind diminishing to northwest 25 this evening and to west 15 after midnight. Wind diminishing to light Sunday morning then increasing to northwest 25 Sunday afternoon.
Showers and fog patches this morning. Risk of thunderstorms early this morning. Flurries this afternoon. Flurries Sunday afternoon and evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and as low as 1 mile in flurries.
Temperatures near zero.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 21 March 2025 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4521N 6100W to 4549N 5906Wto Newfoundland near 4736N 5740W. Sea ice north and west of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 5 tenths first-year ice near the Cape Breton
coast. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of coast of Iles de
la Madeleine.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 3:41 PM EDT 21 March 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4643N 5307W to 4605N 4950W to 4630N 4450W to 5100N 4600W to 5400N
4700W to 5900N 5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5820N 4555W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5035N 5940W to Newfoundland near 4920N 5745W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
Issued 05:28 AM ADT 22 March 2025'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 3:00 AM ADT 22 March 2025 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today low 985 mb located over Prince Edward Island.By 3:00 a.m. ADT Sunday departing low 978 mb located northeast
of Newfoundland.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight approaching trough located over New
England.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:49 AM ADT 22 March 2025 A low pressure system over Prince Edward Island will continue to movenortheast today and depart the district tonight. Strong to gale force
west to northwesterlies are expected behind this system.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, LaHave Bank, West
Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot
Strait - northern half, and Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern 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
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- 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 - 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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