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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.

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

Issued 10:00 AM EST 2 January 2025 Today Tonight and Friday 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 2 January 2025 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4549N 6203W to Prince
Edward 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 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 3 Jan estimated from the Labrador coast
near 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. Lawrence
River.
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 track
northward 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.

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