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Cabot Strait - southern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM ADT 07 September 2024

Tonight and Sunday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southeast 45 knots diminishing to south 30 late overnight and to southwest 20 Sunday morning. Wind increasing to south 30 Sunday evening.

Rain ending Sunday morning. Rain Sunday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM ADT 07 September 2024
Tonight and Sunday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 4 to 6 early this evening then subsiding to 3 to 4 Sunday morning. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 Sunday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 07 September 2024
Monday Wind southerly 30 knots diminishing to westerly 20 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind southwesterly 15 knots.
Wednesday Wind light becoming west 15 knots.

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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 EDT 5 May 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.
 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 7 September 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Sep estimated from 5730N 5100W to 5600N
5300W to 5430N 5000W to 5145N 4945W to 5100N 5200W to the Labrador
coast near 5208N 5546W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Cabot Strait - southern half

Issued 8:00 PM ADT 07 September 2024

'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 8:00 PM ADT 7 September 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight weakening low 999 mb located over Nova
Scotia.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Sunday weakening low 1000 mb located over
Anticosti Island.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT Sunday low 1008 mb located southwest of the
Marine District.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Sunday low 1007 mb located south of Nova Scotia.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:53 PM ADT 7 September 2024 A low pressure system over Nova Scotia will track northward tonight
as it weakens while crossing the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Gale force
winds associated with the low begin to diminish from south to north
in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, East Scotian
Slope - northeastern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot
Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, Northumberland Strait, and Anticosti.

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