Northumberland Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 06 December 2019
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind west 20 knots diminishing to westerly 15 near midnight then veering to northwest 20 near noon Saturday.
Flurries.
Temperatures near minus 3.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 December 2019
Sunday
Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to
southwest 20 late in the day.
Monday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots.
Tuesday
Wind southerly 25 to 35 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2019 Today Tonight and Saturday Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts in the
extreme western section.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2019 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4630N 6440W to 4850N6335W to 4850N 6110W to 5050N 5805W to Newfoundland near 5035N
5720W. Sea ice north and west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts in the
extreme western section.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM AST 6 December 2019 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 1012 mb located over the Great Lakes.By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 1014 mb located near
Cape Cod.
At 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday low 1005 mb located over Banquereau.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday low 1005 mb located east of Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:44 AM AST 6 December 2019 A low pressure system over the Great Lakes will move to lie near CapeCod this evening and then track eastward across the southern marine
district tonight and Saturday morning reaching Banquereau by Saturday
afternoon. Gale force southwesterly winds south of the low will shift
to strong northwesterlies in its wake.
A cold northwesterly flow will develop late in the day Saturday
bringing freezing spray to northern Gulf waters.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, and Laurentian
Fan.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- 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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