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East Scotian Slope

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 02 April 2025

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 near noon and to light this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 15 near noon Thursday and to southeast 25 Thursday evening.

Snow or rain Thursday afternoon and evening changing to rain and fog patches. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation and in fog patches.

Temperatures near plus 1.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 02 April 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 late this morning and to 1 to 2 late this evening. Seas building to 2 to 3 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 02 April 2025
Friday Wind west 25 knots veering to north 25 late in the day.
Saturday Wind north 20 to 25 knots diminishing to east 10 to 15 late in the day.
Sunday Wind south 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 2 April 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday 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 EDT 2 April 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4620N 6017W to 4656N
6003W 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 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 2 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4658N 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 10:00 AM ADT 2 April 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today departing cold front located over the
southeastern Grand Banks.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT today ridge located over Quebec.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Thursday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over the eastern Marine District.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Thursday approaching warm front located over Maine.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:44 AM ADT 2 April 2025 A cold front now east of the marine district will continue to track
away from the region today. Strong to gale force northwesterlies
behind this cold front weaken as a ridge of high pressure builds in
from the west today and tonight.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau - northern half, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, Chaleur -
Miscou, and Anticosti. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait and all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.

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