Gulf - Port au Port

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Issued 03:00 AM NST 12 December 2018

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind variable 15 knots increasing to north 30 near noon then diminishing to northwest 20 Thursday morning.

Flurries ending overnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray over northwestern sections today and Thursday.

Temperatures minus 5 to zero falling to minus 10 to minus 5 Thursday morning.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 12 December 2018
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near noon then subsiding to 1 to 2 Thursday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 12 December 2018
Friday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to southwest 25.
Sunday Wind northwest 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 11 December 2018 Today Tonight and Wednesday Open water except 4 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts. 

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Issued 10:00 AM EST 11 December 2018 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4545N 6210W to 4630N
6150W to 4705N 6400W to 4850N 6350W to 4925N 6515W to 4910N 6700W to
4955N 6605W to 4845N 6155W to 5115N 5740W to Newfoundland near 5040N
5715W. 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

Open water except 4 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 11:00 AM EST 11 December 2018

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near
5110N 5545W to 5110N 5430W to 5230N 5000W to 5500N 5000W to 5730N
5700W to 6000N 5900W.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Dec estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5145N 5630W to Newfoundland near 5125N 5615W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
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Freezing spray warning in effect

Gulf - Port au Port

Issued 03:00 AM NST 12 December 2018

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 3:00 AM NST 12 December 2018 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. NST today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over the East Coast of Newfoundland.
By 3:30 p.m. NST today dissipating ridge located over Belle
Isle Bank.

At 3:00 a.m. NST today intensifying low 985 mb located south of
Nova Scotia.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday low 950 mb located east of the Grand
Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:53 AM NST 12 December 2018 A low pressure system south of Nova Scotia is forecast to rapidly
intensify into a major storm as it crosses the Grand Banks this
afternoon and tonight. Gale to storm force east to northeasterlies
will spread across southern and eastern waters ahead of the low today
then shift to gale to storm force north to northwesterlies tonight in
its wake. Storm to hurricane force southwesterlies can be expected
over the Southeastern Grand Banks this evening, shifting to hurricane
force northerlies over the Eastern Grand Banks before morning on
Thursday.

Marine interests are advised that hurricane force wind warnings are
in effect for Southeastern Grand Banks and Northern Grand Banks.
Storm warnings are in effect for East Coast - Cape St. Francis and
south, Funk Island Bank and Southwestern Grand Banks. Gale warnings
are in effect for South Coast, East Coast - north of Cape St.
Francis, and Belle Isle Bank.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, East Coast - north of
Cape St. Francis, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank and Funk Island
Bank.

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