West Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 15 October 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind westerly 20 knots increasing to west 25 to 30 near midnight then diminishing to northwest 20 Wednesday evening.
Showers ending early this morning.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM ADT 15 October 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 metres building to 3 to 5 near midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 15 October 2024
Thursday
Wind northeast 20 knots.
Friday
Wind northeast 25 knots.
Saturday
Wind northeast 20 knots diminishing to
variable 10 to 15.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 5 May 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 14 October 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 15 Oct estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5225N 5539W to 5230N 5500W to 5400N 5115W to 5530N 5130W to
5815N 5630W to 5900N 5300W to 5930N 5015W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM ADT 15 October 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today low 998 mb located over Chaleur Bay.By 3:30 p.m. ADT today low 990 mb located west of Anticosti Island.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday departing low 990 mb located over the
northeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:23 AM ADT 15 October 2024 A low pressure system over the Bay of Chaleur will move to lie westof Anticosti Island later this morning then remain nearly stationary
until this evening. The low will then move eastward later tonight and
Wednesday morning to lie over the Northeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence
Wednesday afternoon.
Gale force easterlies over Anticosti marine area will diminish to
strong southerlies this morning. Strong southerlies or
southwesterlies over eastern waters will diminish to moderate to
strong southwesterlies later today.
On Wednesday over eastern marine areas, winds are forecast to
increase to strong to gale force westerlies as the low moves to the
Northeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau,
Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northern half
- Anticosti - southern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- 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
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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