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Cabot Strait

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 04 January 2025

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to southwest 15 to 20 early this morning and to light this afternoon. Wind increasing to north 20 this evening and to north 35 overnight. Wind backing to northwest 40 Sunday morning then increasing to northwest 50 Sunday afternoon.

Flurries ending this afternoon. Snow overnight and Sunday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Temperatures near plus 1.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 04 January 2025
Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less late this evening then building to 1 to 2 Sunday morning. Seas building to 3 to 4 Sunday afternoon and to 4 to 6 Sunday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 04 January 2025
Monday Wind northwest 40 to 50 knots.
Tuesday Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to west 15.
Wednesday Wind west 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 3 January 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Newfoundland marine weather areas Banquereau - 44139 East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Blanc-Sablon Airport Cap Whittle Chevery Natashquan Airport Heath Point Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang Ingonish Beach North Mountain St.Paul Island J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Charlottetown Airport East Point North Cape Argentia Berry Hill Bonavista Burgeo Cape Race Corner Brook Daniel's Harbour Englee Ferolle Point La Scie Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Anthony Airport St. John's Int'l Airport St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Twillingate Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse Grates Cove Pool's Island Marticot Island Long Pond Cartwright Airport Mary's Harbour
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 3 January 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4542N 6217W to Prince
Edward Island near 4613N 6226W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4627N 6247W
to 4724N 6430W to 4837N 6352W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4852N 6413W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Gaspe Peninsula near 4859N 6704W to
4926N 6646W to Anticosti Island near 4926N 6336W. Sea ice west then
north of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4950N 6327W to
4958N 6010W to 5058N 5745W to 4803N 5958W to Newfoundland near 4743N
5918W. Sea ice north then northeast of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 3 January 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 4 Jan estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5457N 5900W to 5800N 5715W to 6000N 5900W to 6100N 5315W to
5850N 4820W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Cabot Strait

Issued 03:00 AM AST 04 January 2025

'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 3:00 AM AST 4 January 2025 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low 999 mb located south of Georges Bank.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 956 mb located south of Laurentian Fan.

At 3:30 p.m. AST Sunday quasi-stationary low 949 mb located near
the Avalon Peninsula.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:52 AM AST 4 January 2025 A rapidly intensifying low pressure system will approach southeastern
waters today and continue tracking northeastward tonight to lie near
the Avalon Peninsula on Sunday. Gale to storm force northeast winds
north of the low will strengthen to storm to hurricane force
northwest winds in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that a hurricane force wind warning is
in effect for Laurentian Fan - eastern half. Storm warnings are in
effect for eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, East
Scotian Slope - eastern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan -
western half and Cabot Strait. Gale warnings are in effect for all
remaining waters except Fundy and Grand Manan.

Additionally, freezing spray warnings are in effect for Fundy, Grand
Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, eastern
shore - western half, Sable - western half, Northumberland Strait,
and Chaleur - Miscou.

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