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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 27 January 2020

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southwest 15 knots diminishing to light late this evening then increasing to northwest 15 overnight. Wind increasing to northwest 20 Tuesday evening.

Flurries overnight.

Temperatures plus 3 falling to minus 4 Tuesday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 27 January 2020
Wednesday Wind northerly 15 to 20 knots backing to northwest 20 to 25 late in the day.
Thursday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20.
Friday Wind northwest 15 knots backing to west 15 to 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 26 January 2020 Today Tonight and Monday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Banquereau - 44139 LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 Mont-Louis - 45138 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 Bouctouche AAFC Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan 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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 26 January 2020 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6330W to 4420N 6245W
to 4555N 5930W to 4745N 6040W to 4805N 6010W to 4935N 6145W to 5000N
5755W to 4830N 5920W to 4725N 5930W to Newfoundland near 4710N
5525W. Sea ice west then north then east then north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM AST 27 January 2020 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low 993 mb located over Chaleur Bay.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Tuesday low 994 mb located near
Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

At 3:00 a.m. AST today trough located from the low to Cabot Strait
then to Laurentian Fan.
By 10:00 a.m. AST today departing trough located over eastern
Laurentian Fan.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:55 AM AST 27 January 2020 A trough extending southeastward from a low over Chaleur Bay to
Laurentian Fan will move off to the east this afternoon. The low will
move slowly southeastward across the Gulf of St. Lawrence today and
tonight, then weaken to a trough by Tuesday evening.

Strong to gale force southeasterlies ahead of the trough will
diminish to moderate to strong westerlies in its wake.

Over northern waters, winds will increase to strong to gale force
northeasterlies to the north and west of the low today, then
gradually diminish late in the day on Tuesday as it moves off.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, and Anticosti.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Northumberland Strait, Gulf-Magdalen - western half,
Chaleur-Miscou, and Anticosti.

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