East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 29 April 2024
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind east 25 knots backing to northeast 25 Tuesday afternoon then diminishing to northeast 15 to 20 Tuesday evening.
Periods of rain and fog.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 29 April 2024
Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 near
midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 29 April 2024
Wednesday
Wind east 15 knots backing to north 15 in
the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind north 15 to 20 knots increasing to north
25.
Friday
Wind northeast 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 29 April 2024 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5154N 5602W toNewfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4937N 5550W to
5021N 5308W to 5243N 5057W to 5513N 5137W to 5641N 5703W to 5903N
5824W to 6200N 5854W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 3:01 PM EDT 29 April 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 30 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4729N 5245W to 5000N 4815W to 5155N 4720W to 5430N 4920W to 5740N
5210W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 30 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5037N 5931W to Newfoundland near 4958N 5739W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northwest of theiceberg limit.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 29 April 2024 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight quasi-stationary low 989 mb located overthe southwestern Grand Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight intensifying trough from low located over
central Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday trough from low located over southwestern
Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:54 PM NDT 29 April 2024 A low pressure system over the Southwestern Grand Banks will remainnearly stationary tonight and Tuesday as it gradually weakens. Strong
to gale force east to southeasterly winds are expected to the north
and east of the low tonight and Tuesday.
A trough of low pressure associated with the low will move to lie
over Southwestern Newfoundland tonight. Strong to gale force
northerly winds will develop over Gulf waters tonight as the trough
intensifies.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Gulf - Port au Port, Northern Grand Banks, Southeastern Grand Banks,
and Southwestern Grand Banks - northern half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western 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
- 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 - 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 - northern half
- Southwestern Grand Banks - southern half
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast - Ramea and east
- Southwest Coast - west of Ramea
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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