Lurcher
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Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 26 February 2021
Tonight and Saturday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light near midnight then increasing to southwest 15 to 20 early Saturday morning. Wind backing to south 25 Saturday afternoon then increasing to south 35 Saturday evening.
Rain and fog patches Saturday late in the day.
Temperatures minus 5 rising to plus 4 Saturday evening.
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Issued 10:00 AM EST 26 February 2021 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4615N 6000W to 4710N 6015Wto 4700N 6105W to 4935N 6130W to 4950N 5820W to 4810N 5935W to 4725N
5920W to Newfoundland near 4730N 5610W. Sea ice west then north then
east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
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Gale warning in effect
Lurcher
Issued 8:00 PM AST 26 February 2021'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 8:00 PM AST 26 February 2021 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 972 mb located east ofLabrador.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located on a line north-south
over Maine.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Saturday departing ridge located on a line
north-south over Laurentian Fan.
At 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Great Lakes.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday trough located on a line north-south
over the Gulf of Maine.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:43 PM AST 26 February 2021 An intense low pressure system east of Labrador will gradually departtonight. Gale force west to northwest winds in the wake of the low
will diminish later this evening over northern and eastern waters.
Winds will further diminish tonight as a ridge of high pressure moves
across the district.
Late on Saturday, strong to gale force southerlies will develop over
the western half of the district as a trough of low pressure
approaches from the west.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, and Gulf
- Magdalen. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for eastern shore,
Sable, Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait -
eastern half, Gulf-Magdalen, and Anticosti.
St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence River Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Beauport to L'Isle-aux-Coudres
- Browns Bank
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Cornwall to Montréal
- Donnacona to Beauport
- Fundy
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - western 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
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