Southwestern Shore - eastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 29 March 2024
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind southerly 20 to 25 knots veering to west 30 Saturday morning then diminishing to northwest 20 Saturday evening.
Showers and fog ending overnight.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM ADT 29 March 2024
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 early this evening and to 5
to 7 late overnight. Seas subsiding to 3 to 4 Saturday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 29 March 2024
Sunday
Wind northwest 15 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 15 knots.
Tuesday
Wind north 15 knots diminishing to
light.
Ice Forecast
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 29 March 2024 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4622N 6434W to4730N 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
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 5:49 PM EDT 28 March 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 29 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 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 10:00 AM ADT 29 March 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today quasi-stationary trough located from theGulf of St. Lawrence to Georges Bank.
At 10:00 a.m. ADT today deepening low 990 mb located southwest of
the Marine District.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight low 976 mb located over Southwestern Shore.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT Saturday departing low 983 mb located over
Anticosti Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:46 AM ADT 29 March 2024 A stationary trough sits over the region today. An area of lowpressure will approach from the southwest this evening. Strong to
gale force southwesterly winds ahead of the low will veer to gale to
storm force west or northwesterlies in its wake, and diminish to
strong to gale force on Saturday.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, and East Scotian Slope - western
half. Gale warnings are in effect for Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns
Bank, southwestern shore - western half, LaHave Bank, eastern shore -
eastern half, Sable, East Scotian Slope - eastern half, Fourchu,
Banquereau - western half, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen - western
half, Chaleur - Miscou, and Anticosti - western half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank - eastern half
- Browns Bank - western half
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher - eastern half
- Lurcher - western half
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore - eastern half
- Southwestern Shore - western half
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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