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Issued 10:00 AM AST 08 December 2019

Today Tonight and Monday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind westerly 25 to 30 knots diminishing to southwest 15 to 20 near midnight then increasing to southwest 25 late overnight. Wind increasing to southwest 35 Monday morning then diminishing to southwest 25 to 30 Monday afternoon.

Flurries ending near midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 8 Monday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 08 December 2019
Today Tonight and Monday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near midnight and to 3 to 4 Monday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 08 December 2019
Tuesday Wind southwest 40 to 50 knots diminishing to southwest 30 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to light late in the day.
Thursday Wind light increasing to west 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2019 Today Tonight and Monday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Newfoundland marine weather areas Banquereau - 44139 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 Bonavista Burgeo Cape Race Corner Brook Daniel's Harbour Englee Ferolle Point La Scie Port aux Basques Rocky Harbour 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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2019 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4545N 6205W to
Prince Edward Island near 4625N 6205W. Sea ice west of the ice edge

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4630N 6215W
to 4730N 6415W to 4850N 6335W to 4850N 6110W to 5050N 5805W to
Newfoundland near 5035N 5720W. Sea ice west and north of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 11:00 AM EST 8 December 2019

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5145N 5622W to 5145N 5500W to 5230N 5400W to 5445N 5400W to
5800N 5700W to 5900N 5700W to 6000N 5300W to 5800N 4900W then
eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

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Gale warning in effect

Fourchu

Issued 10:00 AM AST 08 December 2019

'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 10:00 AM AST 8 December 2019 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:00 a.m. AST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Maine.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Monday ridge located southeast of the Marine
District.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Monday approaching trough located over Quebec.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:38 AM AST 8 December 2019 A cold northwesterly flow in the wake of a departing low pressure
system east of Newfoundland will maintain occasional freezing spray
over Gulf waters early this afternoon.

A ridge of high pressure over New England will move eastward to lie
southeast of the marine district Monday morning. A trough of low
pressure will slowly approach the marine district from the northwest
tonight and Monday. Winds will increase to strong to gale force
southwesterlies ahead of the trough.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave
Bank, eastern shore, Sable, Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait,
Gulf-Magdalen and Anticosti.

Freezing spray warnings are in effect for Gulf-Magdalen,
Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.

Atlantic - Newfoundland Area

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