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Gulf - Port au Port

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind west 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 this evening then increasing to southeast 20 late overnight with gusts to 45 along the Newfoundland coast. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 near noon Tuesday except northeast 20 over northern sections Tuesday afternoon.

Snow overnight and Tuesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray ending this evening.

Temperatures minus 9 to minus 3 rising to minus 2 to plus 2 Tuesday morning.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres except 1 to 2 over northern sections. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 near noon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025
Wednesday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Thursday Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15.
Friday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 March 2025 Today Tonight and Monday Open water except 3 tenths first-year ice in the extreme northwestern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the Quebec coast. 

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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 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 EDT 23 March 2025 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4521N 6100W to 4600N 5900W
to Newfoundland near 4736N 5740W. Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 3 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
northwestern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the
Quebec coast.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 3:31 PM EDT 23 March 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4643N 5307W to 4615N 5155W to 4550N 4730W to 4730N 4420W to 5135N
4525W to 5510N 4825W to 5900N 5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5820N 4555W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6025W to Newfoundland near 4920N 5745W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the
western iceberg limit.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Gulf - Port au Port

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025

Moderate or severe freezing spray is 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 10:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located from the Grand Banks to
Funk Island Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing trough located east of the
Marine District.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday approaching low 1002 mb located over
New Brunswick.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today departing low 980 mb located over eastern
Labrador Sea.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:51 AM NDT 24 March 2025 A trough of low pressure extending from the Southwestern Grand Banks
to Funk Island Bank will slowly track eastward across southern waters
today. Strong to gale force west to northwesterlies west of the
trough will diminish as the trough moves away.

A low pressure system will approach from the Maritimes tonight and
track northeastward across Newfoundland on Tuesday. Strong to gale
south to southwesterlies will develop ahead of the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast, Funk Island Bank, and the
Grand Banks.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, Belle
Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank.

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