East Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM ADT 01 April 2025
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 Wednesday afternoon and to light Wednesday evening.
Rain and fog patches ending this evening with a risk of thunderstorms.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM ADT 01 April 2025
Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 late overnight and to 2 to
3 Wednesday morning. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Wednesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 01 April 2025
Thursday
Wind light increasing to southeast 25 knots
late in the day.
Friday
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to west
15.
Saturday
Wind northeast 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 1 April 2025 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4620N 6017W to 4656N6003W to 4753N 6116W to 4754N 6327W to Anticosti Island near 4923N
6335W. Sea ice south and west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4948N 6315W to
4948N 5942W to 5031N 5752W to Newfoundland near 4847N 5846W. Sea ice
north and east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 4:54 PM EDT 1 April 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 2 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4658N 5404W to 4410N 5055W to 4410N 4620W to 4655N 4040W to 5230N
4450W to 5610N 4930W to 5900N 5620W to 6135N 5510W to 5900N 4735W
then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 2 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5019N 6230W to Newfoundland near 4740N 5916W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM ADT 1 April 2025 Tonight and Wednesday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight cold front located over the easternMarine District.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday cold front located on a line north-south
over the Grand Banks.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday approaching ridge located over the Gulf
of Maine.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:32 PM ADT 1 April 2025 A cold front over the eastern marine district will track eastward outof the area tonight to lie over the Grand Banks overnight. Strong to
gale force southwesterlies ahead of the cold front shift to strong to
gale force northwesterlies behind it.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, Chaleur -
Miscou, and Anticosti. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait and all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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