West Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 05 December 2025
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light early this evening then becoming easterly 15 early Saturday morning. Wind becoming variable 10 to 15 Saturday evening.
Showers overnight and Saturday.
Temperatures zero rising to plus 10 Saturday evening.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 05 December 2025
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 late this
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 05 December 2025
Sunday
Wind northwest 20 knots.
Monday
Wind west 25 to 35 knots.
Tuesday
Wind north 30 knots diminishing to
light.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 December 2025 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4705N 6450W to4758N 6416W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4830N 6413W. Sea ice east of the
ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Gaspe Peninsula near 4856N 6712W to
4956N 6635W to 4958N 6014W 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 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near4830N 5310W to 4900N 4815W to 5000N 4700W to 5100N 4730W to 5945N
5730W to 6120N 5340W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM AST 5 December 2025 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. AST today departing low 973 mb located northeastof Newfoundland.
At 3:30 p.m. AST today ridge located over the Gulf of Maine.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday ridge located over the eastern Marine
District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:11 PM AST 5 December 2025 An intense low pressure northeast of Newfoundland will slowly trackeastward and away from the region while a ridge of high pressure over
the Gulf of Maine will move to lie over the eastern marine district
by Saturday evening. Gale to storm force northwesterlies are expected
between these two features.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern half, and
Anticosti - southeastern half. Gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, East Scotian
Slope - eastern half, Fourchu, Laurentian Fan, Northumberland Strait
- eastern half, Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half, Chaleur - Miscou
- eastern half, and Anticosti - northwestern half.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Cabot Strait and all Gulf of St Lawrence waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- 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 - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- 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 - 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
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