Northumberland Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 02 April 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 15 near noon and to light this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 20 Thursday afternoon.
Snow Thursday changing to showers and fog banks. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow and in fog banks.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray ending this afternoon.
Temperatures minus 5 rising to zero this evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 2 April 2025 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4620N 6017W to 4656N6003W to 4753N 6116W to 4754N 6327W to Anticosti Island near 4923N
6335W. Sea ice south and west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4948N 6315W to
4948N 5942W to 5031N 5752W to Newfoundland near 4847N 5846W. Sea ice
north and east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water.
Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Freezing spray warning in effect
Northumberland Strait
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 02 April 2025Moderate 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 10:00 AM ADT 2 April 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today departing cold front located over thesoutheastern Grand Banks.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT today ridge located over Quebec.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Thursday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over the eastern Marine District.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT Thursday approaching warm front located over Maine.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:44 AM ADT 2 April 2025 A cold front now east of the marine district will continue to trackaway from the region today. Strong to gale force northwesterlies
behind this cold front weaken as a ridge of high pressure builds in
from the west today and tonight.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau - northern half, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, Chaleur -
Miscou, and Anticosti. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait and all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- East Coast
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- 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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