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Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 29 March 2024

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind south 25 knots except variable 10 to 15 along the Newfoundland coast today and this evening. Wind south 25 Saturday.

Drizzle changing to rain this morning and ending Saturday afternoon. Fog banks dissipating Saturday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 28 March 2024
Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near noon Friday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 29 March 2024
Sunday Wind south 10 to 15 knots veering to west 20 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Tuesday Wind northeast 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 28 March 2024 Today Tonight and Friday Open water. 

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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 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 EDT 28 March 2024 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4622N 6434W to
4730N 6415W to 5045N 5745W to 4826N 5931W to Newfoundland near 4811N
5856W. Sea ice northwest then east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from 4744N 6112W to 4712N 6133W to 4703N
6213W to 4736N 6158W to 4744N 6112W. Sea ice within the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 5:49 PM EDT 28 March 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 29 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4615N 4415W to 4815N 4410W to 5445N 4940W to 5445N
4745W to 5645N 4710W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 29 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5045N 5920W to Newfoundland near 4955N 5740W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM NDT 29 March 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday At 3:00 a.m. NDT Saturday approaching low 976 mb located over
Nova Scotia.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Saturday approaching trough located from the Gulf
of St. Lawrence to Laurentian Fan.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located over the Maritimes.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Saturday trough from 976 mb low located over the
Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:54 AM NDT 29 March 2024 A trough of low pressure over the Gulf of St. Lawrence and an
approaching low from the south of the Maritimes will cause strong to
gale force southeasterlies to develop over western and northern
waters today and tonight.

A second trough of low pressure will approach from the southwest and
will cause gale force southeasterlies to develop over southern waters
on Saturday.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank,
Funk Island Bank, and Southern Grand Banks.

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