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East Scotian Slope

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Issued 10:00 AM ADT 24 October 2020

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind east 25 to 30 knots increasing to northeast 35 near noon then backing to northwest 25 to 35 early this evening. Wind becoming northwest 25 to 30 early Sunday morning then diminishing to north 15 to 20 near noon Sunday.

Rain and fog patches ending this evening with a risk of thunderstorms.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 24 October 2020
Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 3 to 5 metres building to 4 to 6 near noon then subsiding to 3 to 5 Sunday morning. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 Sunday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 24 October 2020
Monday Wind northeast 15 knots veering to southeast 15 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind southwest 25 knots veering to west 25 to 30.
Wednesday Wind northwest 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 25 May 2020 Forecasts available to mariners upon request. 

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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 Mont-Louis - 45138 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 Bouctouche AAFC Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan 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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 25 May 2020

Ice Coverage

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 23 October 2020

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Oct estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5153N 5602W to 5145N 5430W to 5215N 5300W to 5500N 5030W to
5630N 5100W to 5700N 5500W to 6100N 5900W to 6200N 5600W to 5900N
5000W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

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Gale warning in effect

East Scotian Slope

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 24 October 2020

'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 10:00 AM ADT 24 October 2020 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over central Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located from Labrador to Prince
Edward Island.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT today Hurricane Epsilon 972 mb located at 38.8N
59.8W.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Sunday Hurricane Epsilon 974 mb located at
41.5N 55.2W.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:57 AM ADT 24 October 2020 At 6:00 A.M. ADT, hurricane epsilon was located near latitude 36.9
north and longitude 62.0 west or approximately 710 nautical miles
southwest of Cape Race. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 65
knots and central pressure at 972 MB. Epsilon is moving
north-northeast at 10 knots.

Epsilon will begin to turn northeast and accelerate today. It will
pass through the Southern Grand Banks on Sunday as a hurricane or a
very powerful post-tropical storm.

Strong to gale force easterlies are expected to develop over southern
waters as hurricane epsilon passes to the south of the marine
district. Strong to gale force northwesterlies will develop behind
it. Storm force winds are possible over Laurentian Fan as the winds
shift to the northwest early Sunday.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, and
Anticosti - western half.

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