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Issued 10:00 AM ADT 13 April 2021

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind northerly 20 to 25 knots increasing to north 25 to 30 this afternoon then diminishing to north 20 early Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to north 15 near noon Wednesday.

Temperatures near plus 5.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 13 April 2021
Thursday Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind east 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday Wind east 25 to 35 knots diminishing to variable 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 April 2021 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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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 April 2021 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4703N 6449W to
4720N 6412W to 4805N 6356W to Quebec near 4850N 6413W. Sea ice west
and south of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5005N 6146W to 4954N
6000W to 5107N 5741W to Newfoundland near 5022N 5732W. Sea ice east
and north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 13 April 2021 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today intensifying low 994 mb located over the
southwestern Grand Banks.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT today low 992 mb located over Laurentian Fan.

At 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday quasi-stationary low 994 mb located
south of Laurentian Fan.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday approaching ridge located west of the
Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:39 AM ADT 13 April 2021 A low pressure system over the Southwestern Grand Banks will
intensify and move into Laurentian Fan this afternoon. Strong to gale
force north to northeast winds north and west of the low will prevail
across much of the district. Winds are forecast to reach storm force
over Banquereau this afternoon as the low moves into the district.
Winds will gradually diminish over western and northern waters on
Wednesday as a ridge of high pressure approaches.

Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Banquereau. Gale warnings are in effect for eastern shore - eastern
half, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Laurentian Fan - western
half, Cabot Strait, Gulf Magdalen - northeastern half and Anticosti -
eastern half.

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