Gulf - Magdalen
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 31 December 2024
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southwest 15 knots diminishing to light after midnight then increasing to east 15 early Wednesday afternoon. Wind increasing to easterly 25 to 30 early Wednesday evening with gusts to 50 from Margaree Harbour to Bay St. Lawrence.
Rain and fog patches Wednesday evening.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 31 December 2024
Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this evening then building
to 2 to 3 late Wednesday afternoon. Seas building to 3 to 4 Wednesday
evening.
Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less this evening then
building to 1 to 2 Wednesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 31 December 2024
Thursday
Wind southeast 35 knots diminishing to
southerly 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind southerly 15 to 20 knots veering to
southwest 25.
Saturday
Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to
southwest 15.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 31 December 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday Open water except 2 tenths grey ice along parts of the coasts.
Consolidated grey ice along parts of the Prince Edward Island coast.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 31 December 2024 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4549N 6203W to PrinceEdward Island near 4621N 6211W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4627N 6244W
to 4724N 6430W to 4837N 6352W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4852N 6413W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Gaspe Peninsula near 4908N 6633W to
4937N 6622W to 4903N 6255W to Anticosti Island near 4904N 6216W. Sea
ice west then northeast of the ice edge.
Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4950N 6327W to
4958N 6010W to 5058N 5745W to 4732N 6003W to Newfoundland near 4707N
5547W. Sea ice north then northeast of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 2 tenths grey ice along parts of the coasts.
Consolidated grey ice along parts of the Prince Edward Island coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 31 December 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 1 Jan estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5457N 5900W to 5700N 5745W to 5900N 5815W to 6000N 5900W to
6100N 5315W to 5850N 4820W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 31 December 2024 Tonight and Wednesday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing trough located on a linenorth-south over the eastern Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located over New England.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Wednesday weakening ridge located over the Gulf
of St. Lawrence.
At 10:00 a.m. AST Wednesday approaching trough located west of
the Marine District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:46 PM AST 31 December 2024 A trough of low pressure will approach from the west on Wednesday.Strong to gale force east to southeasterlies will develop ahead of
this feature.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, and West Scotian Slope.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- 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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