Northumberland Strait - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 27 February 2021
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southerly 20 to 25 near noon then backing to southeast 15 to 20 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light late overnight then increasing to northwest 15 to 20 early Sunday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 25 late Sunday morning then diminishing to northwest 15 Sunday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Sunday evening.
Snow tonight. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures minus 10 rising to zero Sunday afternoon then falling to minus 10 Sunday evening.
Extended Forecast
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 27 February 2021 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4702N 6024W to 4753N 6120Wto 4728N 6309W to 4836N 6257W to 4900N 6116W to 4940N 6106W to 5003N
5814W to Newfoundland near 4833N 5912W. Sea ice south and west then
north then east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
8 tenths grey ice including 2 tenths grey-white ice except 9 plus
tenths grey-white ice along the western and southern coasts of
Prince Edward Island.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM AST 27 February 2021 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:00 a.m. AST today ridge located over the central MarineDistrict.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 1010 mb located over southern Maine.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Sunday intensifying low 995 mb located near Port
aux Basques.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:48 AM AST 27 February 2021 A low pressure system will develop over Southern Maine this eveningand intensify as it tracks eastward across the marine district
tonight and Sunday. Strong to gale force southerly winds will develop
ahead of the low tonight, shifting to strong to gale force west to
northwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except for Northumberland Strait - western half, Gulf
Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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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