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West Scotian Slope - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 06 December 2023

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind northeasterly 25 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Thursday morning.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 06 December 2023
Tonight and Thursday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late overnight then subsiding to 1 to 2 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 06 December 2023
Friday Wind northwest 20 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light.
Sunday Wind south 10 to 15 knots increasing to south 15 to 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Banquereau - 44139 LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 West Bay of Fundy – 44490 Baie-Comeau Airport Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Sept-Îles Airport Pointe-des-Monts Pointe-Noire Cap-d'Espoir Rivière-la-Madeleine Gaspé Airport Heath Point Îles de la Madeleine Airport La Pocatière Mont-Joli Airport New Carlisle Pointe-au-Père Port Menier Île Bicquette Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet Bathurst Airport Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan Kouchibouguac Kouchibouguac Miscou Island Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Point Lepreau Saint John Airport St. Stephen Baccaro Point Beaver Island Brier Island Caribou Point Debert Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang CFB Greenwood Hart Island Ingonish Beach Kentville AAFC Lunenburg McNabs Island Nappan AAFC North Mountain Parrsboro Sable Island St.Paul Island Shearwater Airport J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Tracadie Western Head Yarmouth Airport Charlottetown Airport East Point North Cape Summerside Burgeo Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4641N 6443W to
4727N 6443W to 4827N 6405W to Quebec near 4845N 6410W sea ice west
of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from 4845N 6751W to 4916N 6710W to 4951N
6624W to 4945N 6414W to Quebec near 4945N 6414W. Sea ice northwest
of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Anticosti near 4952N 6343W to 5002N
6322W to 4952N 6128W to 5001N 5941W to Quebec near 5125N 5737W. Sea
ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 6 December 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 7 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5240N 5548W to 5315N 5415W to 5700N 5415W to 5830N 5630W to
6050N 5630W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 6 December 2023 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight quasi-stationary high 1025 mb located
over Quebec.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 992 mb located south of
the Marine District.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Thursday low 972 mb located over the southeastern
Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:48 PM AST 6 December 2023 A low pressure system will track south of the slope waters this
evening and intensify south of the Grand Banks by Thursday morning.
Strong to gale force northerlies are expected for the southeastern
slope waters.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope - southern half and Laurentian Fan - southern
half.

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