Georges Bank - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 04 December 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southwest 15 knots near midnight and to south 25 late overnight. Wind increasing to south 35 Thursday morning and to southwest 50 Thursday afternoon. Wind diminishing to west 35 Thursday evening.
Scattered showers this evening. Rain Thursday. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 04 December 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 early this evening and to
2 to 3 Thursday morning. Seas building to 3 to 5 Thursday afternoon and to 5 to
7 Thursday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 04 December 2024
Friday
Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to
northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind northwest 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to west
25.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 4 December 2024 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
Ice edge is outside the forecast region.Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 4 December 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 5 Dec estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5400N 5720W to 5330N 5415W to 5415N 5245W to 5530N 5245W to
5900N 5800W to 5945N 5230W to 5825N 4630W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Storm warning in effect
Georges Bank - southern half
Issued 8:00 PM AST 04 December 2024'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 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 8:00 PM AST 4 December 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located from Labrador to EastScotian Slope.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Thursday departing ridge located from Labrador
to the Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. AST Thursday intensifying low 996 mb located over
southern Ontario.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Thursday intensifying low 984 mb located over
Chaleur Bay.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:57 PM AST 4 December 2024 A low pressure system will rapidly intensify as it crosses theMaritimes on Thursday. Southerly winds will increase to gale to storm
force ahead of the low, with strong to gale force westerlies in its
wake.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank - southern half, West Scotian Slope, eastern shore -
eastern half, Sable - eastern half, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait -
eastern half, Gulf-Magdalen - eastern half, and Anticosti.
Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining waters.
Marine interests are also advised that a high water level warning is
in effect for Chaleur - Miscou - western half for high tide Thursday
afternoon and evening.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank - northern half
- Georges Bank - southern half
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western 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
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