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East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NST 27 December 2024

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind northeast 15 knots with gusts to 25 near Cape Race late this morning. Wind becoming north 15 to 20 early this evening then diminishing to north 10 to 15 near noon Saturday.

Showers this morning. Fog patches dissipating this evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 27 December 2024
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this afternoon and to 1 to 2 Saturday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 27 December 2024
Sunday Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots.
Monday Wind light.
Tuesday Wind south 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 26 December 2024 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 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 26 December 2024 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4926N 5423W to 5345N 5500W
to 5600N 5900W to 5911N 6218W to 6045N 5915W to 6200N 5838W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 26 December 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 27 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5457N 5900W to 5700N 5715W to 5845N 5715W to 6000N 5900W to
6100N 5315W to 5930N 4950W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (Ended)

Gale warning ended

East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Issued 10:00 AM NST 27 December 2024
Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM NST 27 December 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. NST today trough located on a line north-south over
the East Coast of Newfoundland.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Saturday weakening trough located on a line
north-south over the northern Grand Banks.

At 10:00 a.m. NST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Saturday ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Northeast Coast of Newfoundland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:53 AM NST 27 December 2024 A trough of low pressure over the East Coast will drift slowly
eastward today and weaken. Strong to gale force northeasterlies west
of the trough will diminish today as the trough weakens.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
South Coast.

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