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Cabot Strait

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Issued 10:00 AM AST 26 December 2024

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind northerly 20 to 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 Friday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 26 December 2024

Cabot Strait - northern half

Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this morning then subsiding to 1 to 2 early this evening.

Cabot Strait - southern half

Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 early this evening and to 1 to 2 Friday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 26 December 2024
Saturday Wind north 15 knots diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind light.
Monday Wind light increasing to southeast 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 26 December 2024 Today Tonight and Friday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Banquereau - 44139 LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Baie-Comeau Airport Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Sept-Îles Airport Pointe-des-Monts Pointe-Noire Cap-d'Espoir Rivière-la-Madeleine Gaspé Airport Heath Point Îles de la Madeleine Airport La Pocatière Mont-Joli Airport New Carlisle Pointe-au-Père Port Menier Île Bicquette Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet Bathurst Airport Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan Kouchibouguac Kouchibouguac Miscou Island Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Point Lepreau Saint John Airport St. Stephen Baccaro Point Beaver Island Brier Island Caribou Point Debert Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang CFB Greenwood Hart Island Ingonish Beach Kentville AAFC Lunenburg McNabs Island Nappan AAFC North Mountain Parrsboro Sable Island St.Paul Island Shearwater Airport J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Tracadie Western Head Yarmouth Airport Charlottetown Airport East Point North Cape Summerside Burgeo Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 26 December 2024 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4553N 6155W to Prince
Edward Island near 4626N 6200W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4627N 6244W
to 4724N 6430W to 4841N 6357W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4852N 6413W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Gaspe Peninsula near 4914N 6514W to
4938N 6530W to 4903N 6255W to Anticosti Island near 4904N 6216W. Sea
ice northwest then northeast of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4950N 6327W to
4958N 6010W to 5103N 5751W to Newfoundland near 4900N 5830W. Sea ice
north then east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 25 December 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 26 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5336N 5635W to 5345N 5330W to 5445N 5230W to 5930N 5815W to
6030N 5230W to 5930N 4950W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM AST 26 December 2024 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 1002 mb located south of Laurentian Fan.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Friday weakening low 1010 mb located near the
Grand Banks.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight approaching ridge located over New England.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:52 AM AST 26 December 2024 A low pressure system south of Laurentian Fan will move slowly east,
then north as it weakens to lie over the Grand Banks Friday
afternoon. Strong to gale force northerlies are expected north and
west of the low today into tonight.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu,
Banquereau and Laurentian Fan - western half.

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