West Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM ADT 12 October 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Sunday morning then backing to west 10 to 15 Sunday evening.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM ADT 12 October 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 Sunday morning and to 1 to
2 Sunday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 12 October 2024
Monday
Wind southerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to
southwest 25 to 30 in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind southwest 20 knots.
Wednesday
Wind west 15 to 20 knots.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 5 May 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 12 October 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Oct estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5225N 5539W to 5230N 5500W to 5430N 5200W to 5530N 5145W to
5745N 5600W to 5845N 5230W 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 13 October 2024 Today Tonight and Monday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today departing low 976 mb located northeastof Newfoundland.
At 3:00 a.m. ADT Monday low 1002 mb located over Long Island.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Monday low 998 mb located near Grand Manan.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:07 AM ADT 13 October 2024 A low pressure system will move northeast and away from the marinedistrict today. Strong to gale force westerly winds will become
northwesterlies as the low moves away. Winds will diminish from west
to east tonight and Sunday. On Monday another low will move up into
the Bay of Fundy and will spread southeasterly gales mainly over the
Gulf of St. Lawrence into Monday evening.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Lurcher, Browns Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait and all Gulf of St. Lawrence
waters.
Outlook for the start-up of the Upper Bay of Fundy lobster fishery.
Sunday...Northwest 20 knots diminishing to west 15 near noon and to
southwest 10 to 15 in the evening. Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1
metre or less in the afternoon.
Monday...Winds light becoming easterly 20 knots in the morning and
increasing to east 25 to 30 knots near noon. Winds becoming southerly
25 to 30 in the evening. Seas 1 metre or less in the morning building
to 1 to 2 metres near noon.
Tuesday...Southwest 20 to 25 knots. Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- 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
- 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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