East Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 22 November 2024
Tonight and Saturday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind easterly 20 knots becoming variable 15 to 20 this evening then increasing to southeasterly 35 late overnight. Wind veering to southwesterly 35 to 45 Saturday morning.
Rain. Risk of thunderstorms overnight and Saturday morning.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 22 November 2024
East Scotian Slope - eastern half
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 near midnight and to 4 to 6
Saturday morning.
East Scotian Slope - western half
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 Saturday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 22 November 2024
Sunday
Wind westerly 35 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 35 knots.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 20 knots.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 5 May 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 22 November 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 23 Nov estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5213N 5540W to 5245N 5415W to 5430N 5330W to 5900N 5645W to
5930N 5245W to 5830N 4550W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
East Scotian Slope
Issued 3:30 PM AST 22 November 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 3:30 PM AST 22 November 2024 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. AST today dissipating trough located over thesouthwestern Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight deepening low 994 mb located southwest
of the Marine District.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Saturday low 969 mb located over Nova Scotia.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:19 PM AST 22 November 2024 A low pressure system will deepen as it approaches the southwesternmarine district this evening. The low will cross Nova Scotia Saturday
and then stall Saturday night. 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.
Marine interests are advised that higher than normal water levels and
rough surf is expected along north and east facing coastlines of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence near the high tide Saturday afternoon and
evening.
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..Winds northwesterly 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light.
Seas one metre or less.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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