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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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Map of Atlantic - Newfoundland marine weather areas Banquereau - 44139 East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 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 Berry Hill Bonavista Burgeo Cape Race Corner Brook Daniel's Harbour Englee Ferolle Point La Scie Port aux Basques 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 Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4641N 6443W to
4727N 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 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 7 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 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 southwest
of 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 the
northeast 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.

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