Gulf - Port au Port
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Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NST 01 February 2023
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 20 this afternoon then diminishing to variable 10 to 15 this evening. Wind increasing to west 20 Thursday morning.
Flurries this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray late this afternoon and this evening.
Temperatures minus 15 to minus 7 rising to minus 4 Thursday afternoon.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 1 February 2023 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4542N 6218W to PrinceEdward Island near 4559N 6231W. Sea ice southwest of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6240W
to 4730N 6400W to 4900N 6330W to 4845N 6130W to 5045N 5745W to
Newfoundland near 4926N 5812W. Sea ice west then northeast of the
ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from 4658N 6157W to 4713N 6215W to 4753N
6129W to 4738N 6105W to 4658N 6157W. Sea ice within the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 9 tenths new ice including 3 tenths grey ice along
the Quebec coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:46 PM EST 31 January 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 1 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near5025N 5635W to 4925N 4925W to 5050N 4745W to 5830N 5550W to 6005N
5015W to 5740N 4610W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 1 Feb estimated from Quebec near
5110N 5845W to Newfoundland near 5022N 5725W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Freezing spray warning in effect
Gulf - Port au Port
Issued 10:00 AM NST 01 February 2023Moderate 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 NST 1 February 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:00 a.m. NST today low 999 mb located east of Funk Island Bank.By 3:30 p.m. NST today departing low 998 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.
At 10:00 a.m. NST today intensifying low 1015 mb located south of
Nova Scotia.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Thursday low 984 mb located southeast of the
Grand Banks.
At 10:00 a.m. NST today ridge located over the Maritimes.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Thursday ridge located over Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:38 AM NST 1 February 2023 A low pressure system east of the funk island will depart the regiontoday. Strong to gale force northwesterlies to its west will diminish
by this afternoon. A second low pressure system will intensify today
south of Nova Scotia and move eastwards to lie just southeast of the
Grand Banks by Thursday morning. Strong to gale force northeasterlies
will develop to the north of the low before shifting to moderate to
strong north to northwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Coast-north of Cape St. Francis, Funk Island Bank, Northern
Grand Banks and Southeastern Grand Banks.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except Strait of Belle Isle, East Coast-Cape
St. Francis and south, Northeast Gulf and the Southern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- 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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