Northumberland Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 01 April 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northwest 20 this afternoon and to northwest 30 near midnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 near noon Wednesday.
Periods of rain ending this evening. Fog patches dissipating this afternoon.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray Wednesday morning.
Temperatures plus 4 falling to minus 5 near noon Wednesday then rising to zero Wednesday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 1 April 2025 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4620N 6017W to 4656N6003W to 4753N 6116W to 4754N 6327W to Anticosti Island near 4923N
6335W. Sea ice south and west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4948N 6315W to
4948N 5942W to 5031N 5752W to Newfoundland near 4847N 5846W. Sea ice
north and east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water.
Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Freezing spray warning in effect
Northumberland Strait
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 01 April 2025Moderate 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 10:00 AM ADT 1 April 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today departing warm front located northeast ofthe Marine District.
At 10:00 a.m. ADT today cold front located from the Gulf of Maine
to Anticosti Island.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday cold front located on a line north-south
over the Grand Banks.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday approaching ridge located over the Gulf
of Maine.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:53 AM ADT 1 April 2025 A cold front over the western marine district will track eastwardacross the area today and tonight to lie over the Grand Banks
overnight tonight. Strong to gale force southwesterlies ahead of the
cold front shift to strong to gale force northwesterlies behind it.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Fundy, Grand Manan, southwestern shore, eastern shore -
western half, and Northumberland Strait. Freezing spray warnings are
in effect for Cabot Strait and all gulf of Saint Lawrence waters.
St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence River Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- 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
- 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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