Northumberland Strait - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 01 March 2021
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeasterly 25 knots early this morning then diminishing to variable 15 this evening. Wind increasing to westerly 40 after midnight. Wind westerly 40 Tuesday.
Snow or rain beginning near noon changing to flurries after midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray beginning overnight.
Temperatures minus 5 rising to zero this afternoon then falling to minus 12 Tuesday morning.
Extended Forecast
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 28 February 2021 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4702N 6024W to 4801N 6117Wto 4801N 6258W to 4915N 6100W to 5003N 5814W to Newfoundland near
4833N 5912W. Sea ice southwest then north then east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
2 tenths grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along
the western and southern coasts of Prince Edward Island.
Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Northumberland Strait - western half
Issued 03:00 AM AST 01 March 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.
Freezing spray warning in effect
Northumberland Strait - western half
Issued 03:00 AM AST 01 March 2021Moderate 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 1 March 2021 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today ridge located over the central MarineDistrict.
By 3:30 p.m. AST today departing ridge located over Laurentian Fan.
At 3:30 p.m. AST today deepening low 993 mb located over the Gulf
of Maine.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Tuesday low 966 mb located near Anticosti Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:50 AM AST 1 March 2021 An area of low pressure will develop over the Gulf of Maine thisafternoon and intensify tonight as it moves to lie near Anticosti
Island Tuesday morning. Winds will increase to strong to gale force
southeasterlies ahead of the low then shift to gale to storm force
northwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait, Gulf-Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou and
Anticosti-western-half. Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining
waters. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for all waters except
Anticosti-eastern-half.
St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence River Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western 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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