Northumberland Strait - eastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 21 March 2023
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20 after midnight. Wind northwest 15 to 20 Wednesday.
Flurries this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 21 March 2023
Thursday
Wind light increasing to southeast 25 knots
late in the day.
Friday
Wind southeast 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 20.
Saturday
Wind north 15 to 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 21 March 2023 Today Tonight and Wednesday 1 tenth first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice in the
southern and western sections. Consolidated first-year ice along
parts of the coasts.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 21 March 2023 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4557N 5947W to 4620N 5930Wto 4845N 6230W to 4946N 5849W to 4730N 5940W to Newfoundland near
4711N 5528W. Sea ice west then northeast of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
1 tenth first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice in the
southern and western sections. Consolidated first-year ice along
parts of the coasts.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM ADT 21 March 2023 Tonight and Wednesday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today ridge located over the southern MarineDistrict.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday departing ridge located over Laurentian
Fan.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT today trough located over New England.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday trough located over Cape Breton Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:28 PM ADT 21 March 2023 Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are ineffect for Chaleur - Miscou and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- 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 - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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