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Issued 03:30 PM ADT 22 September 2020

Tonight and Wednesday.

Storm warning in effect. High water level warning in effect.

Wind north 45 to 55 knots diminishing to northwest 35 to 45 early Wednesday morning and to northwest 25 to 30 Wednesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to west 20 Wednesday evening.

Rain changing to showers Wednesday morning and ending Wednesday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 22 September 2020
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 2 metres building to 3 to 4 early this morning and to 4 to 6 this afternoon. Seas building to 6 to 8 early this evening then subsiding to 4 to 6 late overnight and to 3 to 4 Wednesday morning. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 22 September 2020
Thursday Wind west 15 knots.
Friday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Saturday Wind southwest 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 25 May 2020 Forecasts available to mariners upon request. 

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Map of St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence River marine weather areas West Bay of Fundy - 44490 Mont-Louis - 45138 Lake Nipissing - 45152 North Bay Airport Beauport Deschambault Île d'Orléans L'Assomption Trois-Rivières Airport Île aux-Grues Lac Saint-Pierre Montréal-Trudeau Int'l Airport Saint-Hubert Airport Lac Memphrémagog Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Saint-Anicet Baie-Comeau Airport Cap-Rouge Île Rouge Pointe de l'Islet Pointe Claveau Sept-Îles Airport Pointe-des-Monts Pointe-Noire Cap-d'Espoir Rivière-la-Madeleine Gaspé Airport La Pocatière Mont-Joli Airport New Carlisle Pointe-au-Père Port Menier Île Bicquette Cap-Chat CFB Bagotville Jonquière Mistook Normandin Roberval Airport Bas Caraquet Bathurst Airport Bouctouche AAFC Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan Kouchibouguac Miscou Island Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Point Lepreau Saint John Airport St. Stephen Brier Island Yarmouth Airport North Cape
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 25 May 2020

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High water level warning in effect

Lurcher

Issued 3:20 PM ADT 22 September 2020 Higher than normal water levels are expected or occurring.

Maximum water levels: storm surge near 50 cm except higher in areas where large waves break on shore.

Maximum wave heights: 7 to 9 metres, possibly exceeding 10 metres over eastern areas.

Locations: from Yarmouth County east to Sydney.

Time span: For Southwestern Shore: near high tide late this afternoon and early this evening. For Eastern Shore and eastern Cape Breton: near high tides near midnight and near noon Wednesday.

Remarks: The main risk is for very large waves, rough and pounding surf, and a threat for rip currents. 3-5 metre waves at the coast will build to 7-9 metres later this evening. The high waves will persist into the overnight period and into Wednesday over eastern areas. Outside of the times for high tide, there is still a threat for very large waves, rough and pounding surf, and local overwash. The public should observe extreme caution.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. For more information monitor Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Storm warning in effect

Lurcher

Issued 3:30 PM ADT 22 September 2020

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are 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 3:30 PM ADT 22 September 2020 Tonight and Wednesday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today Hurricane Teddy 956 mb located at 40.3N
64.1W.

At 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday Post-tropical Storm Teddy 962 mb located
at 44.0N 63.1W.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday Post-tropical Storm Teddy 972 mb located
at 47.2N 60.8W.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:19 PM ADT 22 September 2020 Hurricane Teddy is over southwestern waters and will cross the marine
district tonight and Wednesday. Storm to hurricane force winds over
southern waters will diminish to storm to gale force by Wednesday
morning. Gale to storm force winds are expected further to the north
and east.

Higher than normal water levels will bring large waves and rough,
pounding surf along parts of the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia today
and persist into Wednesday morning.

At 3:30 P.M. ADT, hurricane Teddy is located near latitude 40.3 north
and longitude 64.1 west, about 261 nautical miles south of Halifax.
Maximum sustained winds are estimated at 85 knots and central
pressure at 956 MB. Teddy is moving north-northwest at 14 knots.

Marine interests are advised that hurricane warnings are in effect
for Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, Sable, and East Scotian Slope.
Storm warnings are in effect for Lurcher, Browns Bank, southwestern
shore, LaHave Bank, eastern shore, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian
Fan - northern half, and Cabot Strait - southern half. Gale warnings
are in effect for all remaining waters except Chaleur - Miscou -
western half.

Marine interests are also advised that high water level warnings are
in effect for Lurcher, southwestern shore, eastern shore and Fourchu.
There is also a possibility of higher than normal water levels along
some Gulf of St. Lawrence regions later today and Wednesday.

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