West Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 23 April 2024
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northeast 25 to 30 knots backing to north 20 to 25 Wednesday morning then diminishing to southwesterly 15 to 20 Wednesday afternoon.
Showers ending Wednesday morning with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches forming this evening and dissipating Wednesday morning.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM ADT 23 April 2024
Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this evening then subsiding
to 2 to 3 early Wednesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 23 April 2024
Thursday
Wind northwest 20 knots.
Friday
Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind northerly 10 to 15 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 April 2024 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5014N 6215W to 5005N 6212W to4950N 6034W to 5114N 5741W to 5117N 5728W then northeastward. Sea
ice north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 3:28 PM EDT 23 April 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4729N 5245W to 4805N 4945W to 5115N 4635W to 5445N 4940W to 5740N
5210W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5013N 6130W to Newfoundland near 4905N 5804W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:48 PM ADT 23 April 2024 Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday trough located over East Scotian Slope.By 8:00 p.m. ADT Wednesday trough located from Laurentian Fan to
the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over Quebec.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday trough located from Maine to the Quebec
Lower North Shore.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:21 PM ADT 23 April 2024 A trough of low pressure will approach the marine district from thesouth today and will lie over East Scotian Slope tonight. The trough
will move northward to lie from Cabot Strait to Laurentian Fan
Wednesday evening. Strong easterlies over southeastern waters ahead
of the trough will veer to strong to gale force southerlies on
Wednesday as the trough moves northward.
Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Laurentian Fan - eastern half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- 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 - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- 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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