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Cabot Strait - northern half

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Issued 03:00 AM ADT 08 May 2025

Today Tonight and Friday.

Strong wind warning in effect.

Wind southerly 20 knots with gusts to 30 diminishing to northerly 15 early this morning and to light early this evening. Wind becoming east 10 to 15 Friday morning.

Showers ending this morning. Fog banks.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 08 May 2025
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 Friday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 08 May 2025
Saturday Wind east 20 knots diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind northwest 30 knots.
Monday Wind northwest 30 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 May 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday Bergy water. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 May 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5012N 6037W to 4957N 6013W to 5042N 5828W to Newfoundland near 5042N 5725W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 7 May 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 May estimated from Newfoundland near 4723N 5503W to 4110N 5115W to 4135N 4725W to 4520N 3255W to 4710N 3245W to 5915N 5605W to 5950N 5415W to 5830N 4530W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the western iceberg limit.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Strong wind warning in effect

Cabot Strait

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 08 May 2025

'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 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 ADT 8 May 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today trough located from the Strait of Belle
Isle to New England.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Nova Scotia.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Friday quasi-stationary trough located over the
southern Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:39 AM ADT 8 May 2025 A trough of low pressure is slowly tracking across the district.
Strong southerly winds ahead of the trough will back to strong to
gale force northeast winds north of the trough today. Winds are
forecast to weaken tonight as the trough passes south of the
Maritimes.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Anticosti - eastern half.

Atlantic - Newfoundland Area

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