Browns Bank
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 20 February 2019
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 20 near noon and to light this evening. Wind increasing to southerly 20 overnight and to southeast 30 Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to variable 15 Thursday afternoon then increasing to northwest 25 Thursday evening.
Flurries ending this afternoon. Snow beginning after midnight and changing to showers near noon Thursday and ending Thursday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray ending this afternoon.
Temperatures minus 6 rising to plus 4 Thursday afternoon.
Waves
Extended Forecast
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 19 February 2019 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4510N 6610W NovaScotia near 4440N 6550W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4400N 6440W to 4500N
6130W to 4430N 5835W to 4555N 5715W to 4720N 5850W to Newfoundland
near 4720N 5515W. Sea ice north and west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 11:00 AM EST 19 February 2019Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near4739N 5247W to 4715N 4830W to 4900N 4645W to 5210N 4700W to 5700N
5400W to 6040N 5945W to 6325N 5535W to 5700N 4900W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Feb estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5150N 5615W to Newfoundland near 5130N 5600W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Freezing spray warning in effect
Browns Bank
Issued 03:00 AM AST 20 February 2019Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 20 February 2019 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. AST today ridge located west of the Marine District.By 10:00 a.m. AST Thursday ridge located over the central Marine
District.
At 10:00 a.m. AST Thursday low 1007 mb located west of Georges Bank.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Thursday low 998 mb located over East Scotian
Slope.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:55 AM AST 20 February 2019 A ridge of high pressure west of the Maritimes will gradually buildacross the district tonight and Thursday. Strong to gale force
northwesterlies ahead of the ridge will diminish from west to east as
it nears the region. Meanwhile a low pressure system will approach
southwestern waters Thursday morning and will move to lie over East
Scotian Slope Thursday evening. Winds will strengthen to strong to
gale force southeasterlies ahead of the low then shift to strong to
gale force westerlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian
Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait,
Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern half, and Anticosti.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope,
Northumberland Strait, Gulf-Magdalen - southwestern half and
Chaleur-Miscou.
St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence River Area
- Anticosti
- Beauport to L'Isle-aux-Coudres
- Browns Bank
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Cornwall to Montréal
- Donnacona to Beauport
- Fundy
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Kingston to Cornwall
- Lake Memphrémagog - northern half
- Lake Nipissing
- Lake Saint-Jean
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Montréal to Trois-Rivières
- 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
- Richelieu River and Northern Lake Champlain
- Saguenay to Tadoussac
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- Trois-Rivières to Donnacona