Northumberland Strait - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 26 February 2021
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to west 15 this evening then backing to southwest 10 to 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to southwest 20 Saturday morning and to south 25 to 30 Saturday afternoon.
Snow Saturday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures minus 11 rising to minus 2 Saturday evening.
Extended Forecast
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
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
9 tenths grey ice including 2 tenths grey-white ice except 9 plus
tenths grey-white ice in the eastern section and along the western
coast of Prince Edward Island.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM AST 26 February 2021 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. AST today departing low 972 mb located east ofLabrador.
At 3:30 p.m. AST today 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 Maine.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:24 PM AST 26 February 2021 An intense low pressure system east of Labrador will gradually departtonight. Gale force west to northwest winds will diminish 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, Laurentian Fan, Cabot
Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, and Anticosti. Freezing spray warnings are
in effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, southwestern shore,
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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