Cabot Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 04 January 2025
Tonight and Sunday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to north 20 knots near midnight and to north 35 late overnight. Wind backing to northwest 40 Sunday morning then increasing to northwest 50 Sunday afternoon.
Snow overnight and Sunday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures near plus 1.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 04 January 2025
Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late overnight and to 3 to
5 Sunday morning. Seas building to 4 to 6 Sunday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 04 January 2025
Monday
Wind northwest 40 to 50 knots.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to west
15.
Wednesday
Wind west 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 4 January 2025 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4542N 6217W to PrinceEdward Island near 4613N 6226W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4627N 6247W
to 4724N 6430W to 4837N 6352W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4852N 6413W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Gaspe Peninsula near 4859N 6704W to
4926N 6646W to Anticosti Island near 4926N 6336W. Sea ice west then
north of the ice edge.
Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4950N 6327W to
4958N 6010W to 5058N 5745W to 4803N 5958W to Newfoundland near 4743N
5918W. Sea ice north then northeast of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 4 January 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 5 Jan estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5457N 5900W to 5800N 5700W to 6000N 5900W to 6100N 5315W to
5850N 4820W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Storm warning in effect
Cabot Strait
Issued 8:00 PM AST 04 January 2025'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are 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 AST 4 January 2025 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 955 mb located southeast of LaurentianFan.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Sunday low 949 mb located south of the Avalon
Peninsula.
At 8:00 p.m. AST Sunday quasi-stationary low 954 mb located near
the Avalon Peninsula.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:35 PM AST 4 January 2025 A rapidly intensifying low pressure system southeast of LaurentianFan will move to lie near Southeastern Newfoundland on Sunday, then
stall. Gale to storm force northeast winds north of the low
strengthen to storm to hurricane force northwest winds in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that a hurricane force wind warning is
in effect for Laurentian Fan - eastern half. Storm warnings are in
effect for eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, East
Scotian Slope - eastern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan -
western half and Cabot Strait. Gale warnings are in effect for all
remaining waters except Fundy and Grand Manan.
Additionally, freezing spray warnings are in effect for Fundy, Grand
Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, eastern
shore - western half, Sable - western half, Northumberland Strait,
and Chaleur-Miscou.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast - Ramea and east
- Southwest Coast - west of Ramea
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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