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Strait of Belle Isle

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to west 25 this afternoon then diminishing to west 15 this evening. Wind diminishing to light overnight then increasing to southeast 15 to 20 Tuesday morning. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Tuesday afternoon.

Snow Tuesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray beginning this afternoon and ending overnight.

Temperatures minus 10 rising to minus 4 Tuesday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 this evening then subsiding to 1 or less late overnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025
Wednesday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Thursday Wind east 15 to 20 knots backing to north 25.
Friday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 March 2025 Today Tonight and Monday 5 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths first-year ice except 9 tenths first-year ice along the Quebec coast. Consolidated first-year 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 EDT 23 March 2025 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4915N 5328W to 4913N 5046W
to 5131N 4753W to 5533N 5037W to 5730N 5624W to 6021N 5812W to 6143N
5719W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

5 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths first-year ice except 9
tenths first-year ice along the Quebec coast. Consolidated
first-year ice along parts of the coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 3:31 PM EDT 23 March 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4643N 5307W to 4615N 5155W to 4550N 4730W to 4730N 4420W to 5135N
4525W to 5510N 4825W to 5900N 5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5820N 4555W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6025W to Newfoundland near 4920N 5745W.

Iceberg Count

Less than 10 icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Strait of Belle Isle

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025

Moderate 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 3:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today low 976 mb located over eastern Labrador Sea.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing low 984 mb located over northern
Labrador Sea.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located from Banquereau to Funk
Island Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing trough located east of the
Marine District.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday approaching low 1004 mb located over
New Brunswick.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:57 AM NDT 24 March 2025 A low pressure system over the Eastern Labrador Sea will continue to
move northward today. Gale force westerlies over northern waters will
diminish this morning as the low moves away.

A trough of low pressure extending from Banquereau to Funk Island
Bank will slowly track eastward across the southern waters today.
Strong to gale force west to northwesterlies south and west of the
trough will diminish to light to moderate southerly winds tonight.

Another low pressure system will approach the Maritimes tonight and
track northeastward across Newfoundland on Tuesday. Strong to gale
south to southwesterlies will develop ahead of the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters and Northeast Coast.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, Belle
Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank.

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