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Cabot Strait - southern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM AST 22 November 2024

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind northeast 25 knots veering to easterly 30 near midnight then increasing to east 40 early Saturday morning. Wind increasing to east 50 Saturday afternoon then diminishing to southeast 25 Saturday evening.

Periods of rain Saturday.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 22 November 2024
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 after midnight and to 4 to 6 Saturday afternoon. Seas subsiding to 3 to 4 Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 22 November 2024
Sunday Wind southeasterly 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to northwest 25.
Tuesday Wind northwest 10 to 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 1:30 PM EST 21 November 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Nov estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5213N 5540W to 5245N 5415W to 5415N 5300W to 5900N 5615W to
5930N 5245W to 5720N 4510W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Cabot Strait - southern half

Issued 10:00 AM AST 22 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 10:00 AM AST 22 November 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. AST today trough located near Georges Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. AST today weakening trough located from the Bay of
Fundy to East Scotian Slope.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight deepening low 996 mb located southwest
of the Marine District.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Saturday low 973 mb located over Nova Scotia.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:44 AM AST 22 November 2024 A developing area of low pressure will deepen as it approaches
The southwestern marine district this evening. The low will
Cross Nova Scotia Saturday to lie near Prince Edward Island
Saturday evening. Winds will increase to gale to storm force
easterlies ahead of the low then shift to gale 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
Cabot Strait, Gulf-Magdalen and Chaleur-Miscou - eastern half.
Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining waters.

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 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 late in the
day.
Tuesday..Light winds. Seas one metre or less.

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