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East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

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Issued 03:00 AM NST 08 December 2023

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind west 35 knots with gusts to 45 along the coast. Wind becoming west 35 to 45 this morning then veering to northwest 25 to 35 this evening. Wind increasing to northwest 35 to 45 Saturday morning except northwest 25 to 35 over southern sections.

Flurries changing to periods of rain overnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Temperatures zero rising to plus 5 overnight.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 08 December 2023
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 4 to 6 metres building to 6 to 8 Saturday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 08 December 2023
Sunday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 in the afternoon and to variable 10 to 15 late in the day.
Monday Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to south 25 to 35.
Tuesday Wind south 35 to 45 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 7 December 2023 Today Tonight and Friday Ice free. 

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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 West Bay of Fundy – 44490 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 EST 7 December 2023 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5213N 5538W to 5348N 5518W to
5559N 5947W to 6031N 6404W then northward. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 7 December 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5240N 5548W to 5315N 5400W to 5630N 5400W to 5830N 5630W to
6050N 5630W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Issued 03:00 AM NST 08 December 2023

'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 3:00 AM NST 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 3:00 a.m. NST today merging low 970 mb located over Belle
Isle Bank.
At 3:00 a.m. NST today merging low 940 mb located east of Belle
Isle Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. NST today quasi-stationary low 938 mb located east
of Belle Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:47 AM NST 8 December 2023 A low pressure system over Belle Isle Bank will merge with a deep low
east of the Belle Isle Bank. The resulting low will remain
quasi-stationary east of the marine district throughout the forecast
period. Strong to gale force north to westerlies will persist over
all waters today and tonight. On Saturday, winds over eastern waters
will increase to gale to storm force northwesterlies while winds over
western waters begin to diminish.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Belle Isle Bank and Funk Island Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for
all remaining waters.

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