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Issued 08:00 PM NST 08 December 2023

Tonight and Saturday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots becoming northwest 25 near noon Saturday then diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Saturday evening.

Flurries this evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 08 December 2023
Tonight and Saturday. Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 Saturday afternoon and to 1 to 2 Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 08 December 2023
Sunday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 in the morning then increasing to south 15 to 20 late in the day.
Monday Wind south 25 knots increasing to south 35 to 45.
Tuesday Wind south 40 to 50 knots diminishing to west 25 to 35.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday 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 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 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4548N 6308W to Prince
Edward Island near 4608N 6314W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4644N 6424W
to 4827N 6405W to Quebec near 4845N 6410W. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4845N 6751W to 4951N 6624W
to Anticosti Island near 4945N 6414W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island 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 8 December 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5240N 5548W to 5345N 5345W to 5600N 5345W to 5830N 5630W to
6050N 5630W to 5850N 4540W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 8:00 PM NST 08 December 2023

'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 8:00 PM NST 8 December 2023 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight quasi-stationary low 947 mb located east
of Belle Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:44 PM NST 8 December 2023 A low pressure system east of Belle Isle Bank will remain nearly
stationary throughout the forecast period. Strong to gale force north
to westerlies will persist over all waters tonight. On Saturday,
winds over eastern waters will increase to gale to storm force
northwesterlies while winds over western waters begin to diminish.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Belle Isle Bank and Funk Island Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for
all remaining waters.

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