Eastern Shore
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 12 December 2019
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 near midnight and to light late overnight. Wind becoming southeast 10 to 15 Friday evening.
Risk of freezing spray this evening.
Low tonight minus 4. High Friday plus 1.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 12 December 2019
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this evening and to 1 to 2
early Friday morning. Seas subsiding to 1 or less Friday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 12 December 2019
Saturday
Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to
southeast 40 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind southwest 35 to 45 knots.
Monday
Wind west 40 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 December 2019 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4540N 6130W to PrinceEdward Island near 4625N 6205W. Sea ice west of the ice edge
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4630N 6215W
to 4730N 6415W to 4850N 6335W to 4850N 6110W to 5050N 5805W to
Newfoundland near 5035N 5720W. Sea ice west and north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 11:00 AM EST 12 December 2019Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Dec estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5145N 5622W to 5145N 5500W to 5230N 5400W to 5445N 5400W to
5800N 5700W to 5900N 5700W to 6000N 5300W to 5800N 4900W then
eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 12 December 2019 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing trough located on a lineeast-west over the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
New England.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Friday ridge located on a line north-south over
Nova Scotia.
At 8:00 p.m. AST Friday approaching low 1015 mb located near
Cape Hatteras.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:50 PM AST 12 December 2019 An east-west trough over the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence will moveaway overnight ahead of a ridge approaching from New England. Between
these features strong to gale force northwesterlies persist across
the district and could possibly approach storm force over
northernmost waters and easternmost waters. Winds are expected to
diminish over most waters by tonight as the ridge of approaches from
the west.
On Friday moderate to strong southerlies will develop over western
waters late in the day as a low pressure system approaches from the
southwest.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, Chaleur -
Miscou and Anticosti.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait, Gulf-Magdalen,
Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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