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Issued 03:00 AM AST 02 December 2020

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind south 20 knots diminishing to light this morning then increasing to southwest 10 to 15 late this evening. Wind increasing to southwest 20 overnight then diminishing to southwest 10 to 15 near noon Thursday.

Periods of rain ending this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning.

Temperatures plus 14 falling to plus 5 Thursday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 02 December 2020
Friday Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Saturday Wind southwest 15 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15.
Sunday Wind east 25 to 35 knots diminishing to southwest 15 to 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 1 December 2020 Today Tonight and Wednesday 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 East Chedabucto Bay - 44488 West Chedabucto Bay - 44489 West Bay of Fundy - 44490 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 1 December 2020 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5000N 6645W to 4845N 6200W to
5015N 5915W to Quebec near 5045N 5900W. Sea ice 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 2 December 2020 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low 992 mb located over southern Quebec.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Thursday low 1000 mb located over northern Quebec.

At 3:00 a.m. AST today cold front located on a line north-south
over the central Marine District.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing cold front located over the
eastern Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:53 AM AST 2 December 2020 A low pressure system over Southern Quebec will continue to track
slowly northward today and push a cold front eastward across the
marine district. Strong to gale force southerly winds ahead of the
front will diminish in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope - western half, Banquereau - eastern half,
Laurentian Fan - eastern half, Cabot Strait - northern half,
Gulf-Magdalen, and Anticosti.

Outlook for the start of the southwest lobster fishery.

For lfa34.

Today...Winds southwesterly 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
late this evening. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 metres near
noon and to near 2 metres in the evening.

Thursday..Winds westerly 20 knots diminishing to southwest 15 in the
afternoon. Seas near 2 metres.

Friday..Winds southwest 20 knots. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to near
2 metres in the evening.

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