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Strait of Belle Isle

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 31 March 2025

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind light increasing to east 15 to 20 knots this evening and to east 25 late overnight. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Tuesday afternoon.

Snow tonight and Tuesday morning. Freezing rain Tuesday afternoon and evening changing to rain and fog patches. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow and in fog patches.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray tonight.

Temperatures minus 10 rising to plus 1 Tuesday evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 31 March 2025
Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 late overnight then subsiding to 1 or less Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 31 March 2025
Wednesday Wind west 25 to 35 knots.
Thursday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to light.
Friday Wind southeast 15 knots backing to northeast 15.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 31 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday 2 tenths first-year ice except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice in the extreme eastern section. 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 31 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4809N 5253W to 5012N 4758W
to 5458N 5130W to 5734N 5655W to 6122N 5833W to 6149N 5719W then
northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

2 tenths first-year ice except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 3
tenths first-year ice in the extreme eastern section. Consolidated
first-year ice along parts of the coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 3:16 PM EDT 31 March 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 1 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4658N 5404W to 4410N 5045W to 4410N 4645W to 4655N 4040W to 5155N
4425W to 5510N 4705W to 5900N 5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5830N 4740W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 1 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5016N 6208W to Newfoundland near 4753N 5923W.

Iceberg Count

Less than 10 icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Strait of Belle Isle

Issued 3:30 PM NDT 31 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 8:00 PM NDT 31 March 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight low 993 mb located over southern Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday low 990 mb located over the Strait of
Belle Isle.

At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located from the Grand Banks to
the Torngat Mountains.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing ridge located northeast of
Belle Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:43 PM NDT 31 March 2025 An intense low pressure system over Southern Quebec will track across
the Quebec Lower North Shore tonight to lie over the Strait of Belle
Isle by Tuesday evening. Strong east to southeasterly winds will
develop ahead of the low and increase to strong to gale force
southwesterly winds in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Southwest Coast, South Coast, and Southwestern Grand Banks.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle and Belle Isle Bank - northeastern
half.

Atlantic - Newfoundland Area

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