Cabot Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 23 November 2024
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind east 35 knots with gusts to 60 in the Wreckhouse area. Wind becoming east 50 early this afternoon with gusts to 80 in the Wreckhouse area. Wind diminishing to southeast 25 this evening with gusts to 45 ending Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Sunday afternoon.
Rain today overnight and Sunday morning. Showers Sunday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 5 May 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 22 November 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 23 Nov estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5213N 5540W to 5245N 5415W to 5430N 5330W to 5900N 5645W to
5930N 5245W to 5830N 4550W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Storm warning in effect
Cabot Strait - northern half
Issued 03:00 AM AST 23 November 2024'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 3:00 AM AST 23 November 2024 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. AST today deepening low 984 mb located over GeorgesBank.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 970 mb located over Northumberland
Strait.
At 3:30 p.m. AST Sunday departing low 982 mb located over Cabot
Strait.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:22 AM AST 23 November 2024 A deepening low pressure system over Georges Bank will move to lieover Northumberland Strait this evening. Then it will slowly move
east towards Cabot Strait and gradually weaken into Sunday evening.
Winds will increase to gale to storm force easterlies ahead of the
low then shift to gale to storm force southwesterlies south of it.
Winds will become gale force northwesterly over western waters in the
wake of the low.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, LaHave Bank, Sable, East Scotian
Slope, Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait - eastern half, Gulf -
Magdalen and Chaleur - Miscou eastern half. Gale warnings are in
effect for all remaining waters.
Marine interests are advised that higher than normal water levels and
rough surf is expected along north and east facing coastlines of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence near the high tide Saturday afternoon and
evening.
Outlook for the start of the Southwest Nova lobster fishery.
Sunday..Winds northwesterly 35 knots. Seas 3 to 4 metres.
Monday..Winds northwesterly 25 to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20
late in the day. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 late in the
day.
Tuesday..Winds northwesterly 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light.
Seas one metre or less.
Wednesday..Winds westerly 20 to 25 knots in the morning increasing to
25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 metre or less increasing to 1
to 2 in the afternoon.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- 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
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