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Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 December 2019
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind west 20 to 25 knots increasing to west 25 to 30 this morning then diminishing to west 15 to 20 near midnight. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 overnight then increasing to northerly 15 to 20 Saturday morning. Wind backing to northwest 20 to 25 Saturday afternoon.
Showers ending this morning. Showers or flurries beginning this evening and changing to snow Saturday morning and ending Saturday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures plus 4 falling to minus 2 Saturday evening.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 05 December 2019
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late
overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 05 December 2019
Saturday
Wind northwesterly 15 to 20 knots increasing
to northwest 25 to 30 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 15 to 20.
Monday
Wind southwest 25 knots backing to south 30
late in the day.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 DECEMBER 2019 TODAY TONIGHT AND FRIDAYIce Edge
ICE EDGE ESTIMATED FROM NEW BRUNSWICK NEAR 4630N 6440W TO 4850N6335W TO 4850N 6110W TO 5050N 5805W TO NEWFOUNDLAND NEAR 5035N
5720W. SEA ICE NORTH AND WEST OF THE ICE EDGE.
Ice Coverage
ICE FREE.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 11:00 AM EST 5 December 2019Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Dec estimated from the Labrador coastnear 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
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 6 December 2019 Today Tonight and Saturday At 3:00 a.m. AST today departing low 980 mb located northeastof Newfoundland.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 1014 mb located near Cape Cod.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday low 1005 mb located over Banquereau.
At 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday low 1005 mb located east of Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:36 AM AST 6 December 2019 A low pressure system near Cape Cod this evening will track eastwardacross the southern marine district tonight and Saturday morning
reaching Banquereau by Saturday afternoon. Gale force southwesterly
winds south of the low will shift to strong northwesterlies in its
wake.
A cold northwesterly flow will develop late in the day Saturday
bringing freezing spray to northern Gulf waters.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, and Laurentian
Fan.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.
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