Eastern Shore - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 21 February 2019
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20 knots near noon then backing to northeast 15 to 20 early this evening. Wind diminishing to light late this evening then increasing to northwest 25 late overnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Friday evening.
Snow changing to flurries late this evening and ending late overnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM AST 21 February 2019
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 Friday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 21 February 2019
Saturday
Wind northwest 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind light increasing to southeast 25 to 35
knots late in the day.
Monday
Wind southeast 40 knots becoming west
40.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 20 February 2019 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water 2 tenths grey ice in some bays.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 20 February 2019 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4510N 6610W to NovaScotia near 4440N 6550W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4400N 6440W to 4500N
6130W to 4430N 5835W to 4555N 5715W to 4720N 5850W to Newfoundland
near 4720N 5515W. Sea ice north and west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water 2 tenths grey ice in some bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 11:00 AM EST 20 February 2019Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near4725N 5250W to 4705N 4800W to 4900N 4625W to 5235N 4700W to 5700N
5400W to 6040N 5945W to 6325N 5535W to 5700N 4900W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 Feb estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5150N 5615W to Newfoundland near 5130N 5600W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM AST 21 February 2019 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:00 a.m. AST today ridge located on a line north-south overthe Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.
At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 1007 mb located west of Georges Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Friday departing low 998 mb located southeast of
Laurentian Fan.
At 8:00 p.m. AST Friday approaching ridge located on a line
north-south over Quebec.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:14 AM AST 21 February 2019 A ridge over the Gulf of St. Lawrence will move to lie east of themarine district this evening. Winds will diminish to light over
eastern waters this afternoon. Meanwhile a low pressure system just
west of Georges Bank this morning will track eastward to lie
southeast of Laurentian Fan overnight tonight. Strong to gale
southerlies ahead of the low will back to strong to gale force
westerlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope and East Scotian Slope.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, eastern shore - eastern half, Sable -
eastern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Gulf Magdalen -
northeastern half, and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- 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
- 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 - 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 - 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