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Gulf - Port au Port

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NST 07 December 2023

Tonight and Friday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind northwest 25 knots increasing to northwest 35 late overnight. Wind northwest 35 Friday.

Flurries. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Risk of freezing spray this evening.

Temperatures minus 5 to zero rising to plus 1 Friday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 07 December 2023
Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this evening and to 3 to 4 late overnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 07 December 2023
Saturday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to southwest 15 to 20.
Monday Wind south 25 knots increasing to south 35 to 45.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 7 December 2023 Today Tonight and Friday Open water except 2 tenths new 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 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 7 December 2023 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4614N 6417W to
4649N 6445W to 4727N 6441W to 4827N 6405W to Quebec near 4845N
6410W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4845N 6751W to 4951N
6624W to Anticosti Island near 4945N 6414W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4952N 6343W to
5002N 6322W to 4952N 6128W to 5001N 5941W to Quebec near 5125N
5737W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the Quebec coast.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 7 December 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5240N 5548W to 5315N 5400W to 5630N 5400W to 5830N 5630W to
6050N 5630W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Gulf - Port au Port

Issued 8:00 PM NST 07 December 2023

'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 8:00 PM NST 7 December 2023 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 956 mb located northeast
of the Grand Banks.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Friday merging low 938 mb located east of Belle
Isle Bank.

At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight low 971 mb located over Belle Isle Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Friday merging low 938 mb located east of Belle
Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:45 PM NST 7 December 2023 A low pressure system over Belle Isle Bank and a second low pressure
system east of the Grand Banks will merge into a single deep system
Friday morning. The resulting low will remain quasi-stationary east
of the marine district causing strong to gale force north to westerly
winds to persist over all waters.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters.

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