Lurcher
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 18 January 2021
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind west 30 knots backing to southwest 20 to 25 this afternoon then veering to northwest 20 to 25 near midnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Tuesday afternoon.
Showers tonight.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 17 January 2021
Tonight and Monday.
Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 3 to 5 late overnight and to 2 to
3 Monday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 18 January 2021
Wednesday
Wind northwest 20 knots veering to northerly
25 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to west
15.
Friday
Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northeast
20.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 January 2021 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4545N 6240W to PrinceEdward Island near 4600N 6240W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4625N 6310W
to 4715N 6405W to 4840N 6345W to 4845N 6150W to 5040N 5820W to
Newfoundland near 5035N 5720W. Sea ice west and north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 18 January 2021 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low 979 mb located northwest of AnticostiIsland.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Tuesday departing low 984 mb located north of
Labrador.
At 3:30 p.m. AST today cold front located from the Gaspe Peninsula
to Maine.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Tuesday cold front located southeast of the
Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 998 mb located south of
Laurentian Fan.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Tuesday departing low 986 mb located over the
Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:27 AM AST 18 January 2021 A low pressure system northwest of Anticosti Island will movenorthward to lie over Western Labrador this afternoon. The low will
continue northward tonight. Strong to gale force west to
southwesterlies will slowly diminish today as the low pulls away.
A cold front will move southeastward across the district from the
northwest tonight and Tuesday. Winds will veer to strong
northwesterlies behind the cold front. Colder air in the wake of the
cold front will give freezing spray to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
waters on Tuesday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank,
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau -
northwestern half, Cabot Strait, Gulf Magdalen, and Anticosti.
Freezing spray warnings are in effect for the waters of the Gulf of
St. Lawrence.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northwestern half
- Laurentian Fan - southeastern half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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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