Cabot Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 02 January 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Wind southerly 25 knots veering to southwest 20 this evening. Wind southwest 20 Friday.
Flurries Friday.
Temperatures near plus 2.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 02 January 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 Friday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 02 January 2025
Saturday
Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to light
in the afternoon then increasing to north 25 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 30 to 35 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 2 January 2025 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4549N 6203W to PrinceEdward Island near 4621N 6211W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6235W
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
northeast of the ice edge.
Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4950N 6327W to
4958N 6010W to 5058N 5745W to 4732N 6003W to Newfoundland near 4707N
5547W. Sea ice north then northeast of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 2 January 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 3 Jan estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5457N 5900W to 5800N 5730W to 6000N 5900W to 6100N 5315W to
5850N 4820W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 2 January 2025 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 982 mb located over the St. LawrenceRiver.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Friday low 985 mb located over eastern Quebec.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:57 PM AST 2 January 2025 A low pressure system over the St Lawrence River will slowly tracknorthward to lie over Eastern Quebec by Friday evening. Strong
southeasterlies ahead of this feature will shift to strong to gale
force westerlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, southwestern
shore, LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope, Sable and East Scotian Slope.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast - Cape St. John and south
- Northeast Coast - north of Cape St. John
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle
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