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Issued 03:00 AM NST 27 January 2023

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind south 45 knots except south 55 over eastern sections. Wind diminishing to southwest 25 to 35 early this morning then becoming west 25 near noon. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 overnight and to light Saturday morning. Wind becoming south 15 Saturday evening.

Rain and fog patches changing to showers early this morning then to flurries this evening and ending overnight.

Temperatures plus 6 falling to minus 1 this evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 26 January 2023
Tonight and Friday. Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 3 to 5 near noon Friday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 27 January 2023
Sunday Wind south 15 to 20 knots veering to west 25 in the morning.
Monday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to variable 15 to 20.
Tuesday Wind southeast 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 26 January 2023 Today Tonight and Friday 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 Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan Kouchibouguac 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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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 26 January 2023 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4542N 6218W to Prince
Edward Island near 4559N 6231W. Sea ice southwest of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from 4658N 6157W to 4713N 6215W to 4753N
6129W to 4738N 6105W to 4658N 6157W. Sea ice within the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6240W
to 4730N 6430W to 4905N 6319W to 4853N 6138W to 4948N 6050W to 5044N
5740W to Newfoundland near 4925N 5813W. Sea ice west then east of
the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 26 January 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 27 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
5025N 5635W to 4925N 4910W to 5020N 4800W to 5215N 4845W to 5815N
5630W to 6005N 5015W to 5805N 4545W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 27 Jan estimated from Quebec near
5120N 5832W to Newfoundland near 5022N 5725W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

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Storm warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 27 January 2023

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM NST 27 January 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 975 mb located near Lake Melville.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Saturday low 970 mb located east of Labrador Sea.

At 3:00 a.m. NST today trough from low located on a line north-south
over Newfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Saturday departing trough from low located east
of the Marine District.

By 3:00 a.m. NST Saturday building ridge located over the Gulf of
St. Lawrence.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:55 AM NST 27 January 2023 A trough associated with an intense low pressure system over Labrador
will continue across the marine district today. Gale to storm force
south to southeasterlies ahead of the trough will shift to strong to
gale force southwesterlies in its wake. Winds will ease tonight as a
ridge of high pressure builds in from the west.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
all regions except Gulf waters and the Southeastern Grand Banks where
gale warnings are in effect.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, Belle
Isle Bank and Funk Island Bank.

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