Cabot Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 10 December 2019
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind south 45 knots with gusts to 55 along the coast. Wind diminishing to southwest 30 to 35 this afternoon and to northwest 25 to 30 early Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Wednesday afternoon.
Rain ending this afternoon. Rain beginning near midnight and changing to periods of snow Wednesday morning. Fog patches dissipating Wednesday morning.
Temperatures plus 8 falling to minus 2 Wednesday evening.
Waves
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 10 December 2019 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4545N 6205W toPrince Edward Island near 4625N 6205W. Sea ice west of the ice edge
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4630N 6215W
to 4730N 6415W to 4850N 6335W to 4850N 6110W to 5050N 5805W to
Newfoundland near 5035N 5720W. Sea ice west and north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 11:00 AM EST 9 December 2019Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 10 Dec estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5145N 5622W to 5145N 5500W to 5230N 5400W to 5445N 5400W to
5800N 5700W to 5900N 5700W to 6000N 5300W to 5800N 4900W then
eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Cabot Strait
Issued 10:00 AM AST 10 December 2019'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 10:00 AM AST 10 December 2019 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 983 mb located over northern Quebec.By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 982 mb located over northern
Labrador.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight cold front from low located from Labrador
to Cape Cod.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Wednesday departing cold front located over
Laurentian Fan.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:46 AM AST 10 December 2019 A low pressure system over Northern Quebec will track northeastwardto lie over Northern Labrador by this evening. Gale to near storm
force south to southwest winds over eastern waters will diminish to
strong to gale force southwesterlies later today. Tonight an
associated cold front will sweep across the gulf of St.
Lawrence ushering in a cold northwesterly flow. The weakening cold
front will move across slope waters on Wednesday. A period of gales
and freezing spray are expected over extreme northern waters in the
wake of the front.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except for Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank,
Northumberland Strait - western half, and Chaleur-Miscou.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank - northern half
- Georges Bank - southern half
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northwestern half
- Laurentian Fan - southeastern half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope - northern half
- West Scotian Slope - southern half
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