Fourchu
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 02 April 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 late this afternoon and to light late overnight. Wind increasing to southeast 15 Thursday afternoon and to southeast 25 Thursday evening.
Snow Thursday late in the day. Fog patches forming Thursday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow and in fog patches.
Temperatures near minus 1.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
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
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 2 April 2025 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4620N 6017W to 4656N6003W 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 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 2 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4658N 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 thesoutheastern 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 trackaway 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.
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
- 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
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