East Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 17 January 2021
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind northeast 20 knots with gusts to 35 near Cape Race early this morning. Wind becoming east 15 to 20 this morning then veering to southeast 25 this afternoon and locally gusts to 35 along the coast. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 near midnight. Wind southwest 20 Monday.
Rain this evening. Fog banks forming near noon and dissipating overnight.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 17 January 2021
East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near noon then building to
3 to 4 late overnight.
East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 17 January 2021
Tuesday
Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northwest
25 to 35 in the afternoon then backing to west 35 to 45 late in the
day.
Wednesday
Wind west 25 to 35 knots becoming southwest
25.
Thursday
Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to
northwest 35 to 45.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 16 January 2021 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5105N 5545W to 5220N 5340Wto 5540N 5525W to 5800N 5730W then northeastward. Sea ice west of
the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EST 16 January 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 17 Jan estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5201N 5546W to 5145N 5400W to 5700N 5400W to 5935N 5620W to
6430N 5530W to 6000N 5100W to 5640N 4725W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NST 17 January 2021 Today Tonight and Monday At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 984 mb located east of the Grand Banks.By 10:00 a.m. NST today departing low 986 mb located east of the
Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. NST today trough located over western Nova Scotia.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Monday trough located on a line northwest-southeast
over Funk Island Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:49 AM NST 17 January 2021 A low pressure system located east of the Grand Banks will continueeastwards and move out to sea this morning. Strong to gale force
north to northwesterlies will diminish over eastern waters this
morning as the low departs.
Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure will approach from the west
today. Strong to gale force southeasterlies will develop ahead of
this trough and diminish to strong southwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Gulf waters, Southwest Coast, South Coast, Northern Grand Banks and
Southwestern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- East Coast
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Sable - eastern half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
- Strait of Belle Isle - western half
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