Gulf - Port au Port
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NST 06 December 2023
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to north 15 late overnight then increasing to northwest 25 Thursday afternoon.
Flurries. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Risk of freezing spray Thursday late in the day.
Temperatures zero falling to minus 8 to zero Thursday morning.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 06 December 2023
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 06 December 2023
Friday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 10 to 15.
Sunday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2023 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4641N 6443W to4727N 6443W to 4827N 6405W to Quebec near 4845N 6410W sea ice west
of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from 4845N 6751W to 4916N 6710W to 4951N
6624W to 4945N 6414W to Quebec near 4945N 6414W. Sea ice northwest
of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Anticosti near 4952N 6343W to 5002N
6322W to 4952N 6128W to 5001N 5941W to Quebec near 5125N 5737W. Sea
ice north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 6 December 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 7 Dec estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5240N 5548W to 5315N 5415W to 5700N 5415W to 5830N 5630W to
6050N 5630W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NST 6 December 2023 Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday deepening low 980 mb located southwestof the Grand Banks.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Friday low 948 mb located east of Funk Island Bank.
At 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday approaching low 972 mb located south
of Greenland.
At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday dissipating trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Belle Isle Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:52 PM NST 6 December 2023 A low pressure system will approach the marine district from thenortheast on Thursday. At the same time, a second low pressure system
will approach the Grand Banks from the southwest and rapidly deepen
as it tracks to the east of the marine district. Strong to gale force
north to northwesterlies will develop over all waters with these two
systems.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half, East Coast - north of Cape St.
Francis, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, Funk Island Bank, and the
Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- 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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