Southwest Coast
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Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots veering to west 20 near midnight then backing to southwest 15 Wednesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Wednesday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this afternoon then
building to 2 to 3 late overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024
Thursday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
east 25 in the morning and to southeast 25 to 35 late in the day.
Friday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday
Wind west 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday Open water except consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered
bays along the Newfoundland coast.
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4553N 6155W to 4748N 6105Wto 4749N 6357W to 5021N 5757W to 4831N 5931W to 4725N 5928W to
Newfoundland near 4729N 5610W. Sea ice west then east of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered
bays along the Newfoundland coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:58 PM EDT 18 March 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4702N 5258W to 4800N 4815W to 5215N 4820W to 5620N 5225W to 5815N
5645W to 5755N 5150W to 5505N 4935W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5122N 5833W to Newfoundland near 5032N 5714W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located from the Gulf of St. Lawrenceto Belle Isle Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Funk Island Bank.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today low 997 mb located over southeastern
Laurentian Fan.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday departing low 987 mb located northeast
of the Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:49 AM NDT 19 March 2024 A low pressure system over Southeastern Laurentian Fan will tracknortheastward across the Grand Banks today. Strong to gale force
southwesterlies will spread across southernmost waters today south of
the low. Winds will diminish overnight as the low departs.
Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Southeastern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank - northwestern half
- Belle Isle Bank - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast - Cape St. John and south
- Northeast Coast - north of Cape St. John
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle
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