Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 06 December 2023
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 20 knots backing to west 25 near noon then veering to northwest 15 to 20 this evening. Wind increasing to northwest 25 Thursday afternoon.
Flurries ending Thursday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Temperatures near zero.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 06 December 2023
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this afternoon then
subsiding to 1 to 2 near midnight. Seas building to 2 to 3 Thursday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 06 December 2023
Friday
Wind northwest 35 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots becoming
northwest 25.
Sunday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 December 2023 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4831N 6828W to 4819N 6903Wto 4824N 6911W to Quebec near 4918N 6741W. Sea ice south then
northwest of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5002N 6644W to Anticosti
near 4934N 6344W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Anticosti near 4952N 6343W to 5002N
6322W to 4952N 6128W to 5001N 5941W to Quebec near 5125N 5737W. Sea
ice north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 5 December 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Dec estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5240N 5548W to 5315N 5415W to 5700N 5415W to 5830N 5630W to
6050N 5630W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NST 6 December 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday deepening low 978 mb located southwestof the Grand Banks.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Friday deepening low 948 mb located east of the
Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday approaching low 972 mb located south
of Greenland.
At 3:00 a.m. NST today trough located on a line east-west over
Labrador Coast.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday dissipating trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Northeast Gulf.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:49 AM NST 6 December 2023 A low pressure system will approach the marine district from thenortheast on Thursday. At the same time, a second low pressure system
will approach the Grand Banks from the southwest and rapidly deepen
as it tracks to the east of the marine district. Strong to gale force
north to northwesterlies will develop over all waters with these two
systems.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half, East Coast - north of Cape St.
Francis, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, Funk Island Bank, and the
Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- 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 - northern half
- East Scotian Slope - southern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank - northern half
- Georges Bank - southern half
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern half
- 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 - 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 - northern half
- West Scotian Slope - southern half
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