Strait of Belle Isle - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 24 March 2023
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots backing to north 10 to 15 Saturday evening.
Temperatures near minus 1.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 24 March 2023
Tonight and Saturday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 24 March 2023
Sunday
Wind north 20 knots.
Monday
Wind north 25 knots.
Tuesday
Wind north 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 24 March 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday 9 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 24 March 2023 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4647N 5257W to 4707N 5014Wto 4844N 4913W to 5021N 5342W to 5459N 5204W to 5600N 5622W to 5803N
5815W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
9 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 3:10 PM EDT 24 March 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5555W to 4530N 5510W to 4405N 4645W to 4720N 4350W to 5835N
5540W to 6005N 5015W to 5920N 4845W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6050W to Newfoundland near 4917N 5810W.
Iceberg Count
26 to 50 icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 24 March 2023 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight deepening low 980 mb located south ofthe Avalon Peninsula.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Saturday low 982 mb located southeast of the
Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 24 March 2023 An intense low pressure system south of the Avalon Peninsula willslowly move across the Grand Banks on Saturday. Gale to storm force
southeast to northeasterly winds will continue tonight ahead of the
low before shifting to gale to storm force north to northwesterly
winds in its wake. Strong to gale force west to southwesterly winds
are expected over the Southern Grand Banks tonight and Saturday,
south of the track of the low.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
the Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in effect for Southwest Coast,
South Coast, East Coast, Northeast Coast - Cape St. John and south,
and Funk Island Bank.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- 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 - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast - Cape St. John and south
- Northeast Coast - north of Cape St. John
- 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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