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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 22 October 2024

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Strong wind warning in effect.

Wind northerly 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light this afternoon then increasing to south 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to south 20 Wednesday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 22 October 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 Wednesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 22 October 2024
Thursday Wind southerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to northeast 30 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind north 35 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to light.

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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 5 May 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.
 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 21 October 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Oct estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5225N 5539W to 5200N 5200W to 5300N 5015W to 5415N 5100W to
5815N 5700W to 5930N 5400W to 6015N 5140W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Strong wind warning in effect

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Issued 10:00 AM ADT 22 October 2024

'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 22 October 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located from Quebec to Nova Scotia.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday ridge located over the southern
Grand Banks.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday trough located over Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Wednesday trough located over the St. Lawrence
River.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 10:03 AM ADT 22 October 2024 A ridge of high pressure is forecast to track southeastward across
the Maritimes today to lie over the Grand Banks on Wednesday.
Meanwhile a trough of low pressure will approach the region from the
west on Wednesday giving strong to gale force southerlies especially
over the Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Gulf-Magdalen and Anticosti.

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