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Issued 03:30 PM AST 18 December 2018

Tonight and Wednesday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind west 30 knots increasing to northwest 40 early this evening then diminishing to northwest 30 Wednesday afternoon.

Rain changing to snow late this afternoon then to flurries this evening and ending Wednesday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Temperatures near minus 1.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 18 December 2018
Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 late Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 18 December 2018
Thursday Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 late in the day.
Friday Wind light increasing to southeast 20 to 25 knots late in the day.
Saturday Wind southeast 35 knots diminishing to southwest 20 to 25 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 December 2018 Today Tonight and Wednesday Ice free. 

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Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 December 2018 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4615N 6115W to 4720N
6350W to 4850N 6350W to 5000N 6530W to 4955N 6450W to 4920N 6400W to
4840N 6200W to 5115N 5740W to Newfoundland near 5025N 5725W. Sea ice
west and north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from 4700N 6155W to 4715N 6220W to 4750N
6130W to 4735N 6105W to 4700N 6155W. Sea ice within the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 11:00 AM EST 18 December 2018

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5300N 5553W to 5300N 5200W to 5415N 5200W to 5500N 5500W then
northwestwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

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Gale warning in effect

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Issued 3:30 PM AST 18 December 2018

'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 3:30 PM AST 18 December 2018 Tonight and Wednesday At 3:30 p.m. AST today low 970 mb located over Cabot Strait.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Wednesday low 968 mb located northeast of
Newfoundland.

At 3:30 p.m. AST today ridge located on a line north-south over
the Great Lakes.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Wednesday ridge located on a line north-south
over Maine.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:09 PM AST 18 December 2018 An intense low pressure system located over Cabot Strait will
Slowly move across Southern Newfoundland tonight before departing
northeast of Newfoundland on Wednesday. Behind the low, gale force
northwesterlies will develop across the district and those gales
Are expected to reach storm force tonight over Cabot Strait and
Gulf-Magdalen. Cold air behind this system will give freezing
Spray to Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti tonight and Wednesday with
A risk of freezing spray for the remaining Gulf waters.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect
For Cabot Strait and Gulf-Magdalen. Gale warnings are in effect
For all remaining marine waters. Freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.

Marine interests are also advised that higher than normal water
levels and heavy pounding surf are expected tonight along
The Îles de la Madeleine, as well as north to northwest-facing
coastlines of Western Cape Breton, Eastern Prince Edward Island
And Northern Nova Scotia.

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