Gulf - Port au Port
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 08 December 2024
Tonight and Monday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 early this evening then backing to northeast 25 late overnight. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Monday morning then increasing to west 35 Monday afternoon.
Flurries changing to snow or rain overnight then to flurries Monday afternoon.
Temperatures minus 5 to minus 1 rising to plus 2 this evening.
Waves
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Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2024 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4541N 6220W to PrinceEdward Island near 4627N 6158W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4626N 6308W
to 4729N 6428W to 4838N 6357W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4851N 6412W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4845N 6750W to 4853N 6830W
to 4959N 6512W to 4942N 6429W to Anticosti Island near 4946N 6417W.
Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4956N 6403W to
4958N 6010W to Quebec near 5126N 5733W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 5 tenths new ice along parts of the Quebec coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 8 December 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Dec estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5400N 5720W to 5345N 5400W to 5345N 5200W to 5515N 5100W to
5900N 5800W to 5945N 5230W to 5825N 4630W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Gulf - Port au Port
Issued 3:30 PM NST 08 December 2024'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 3:30 PM NST 8 December 2024 Tonight and Monday At 3:30 p.m. NST today low 979 mb located north of Labrador Sea.By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight departing low 984 mb located north of
Labrador Sea.
At 3:30 p.m. NST today low 999 mb located over southern Quebec.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Monday low 993 mb located over the eastern Strait
of Belle Isle.
At 3:30 p.m. NST today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over Newfoundland.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Monday departing ridge located east of Belle
Isle Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:06 PM NST 8 December 2024 A low pressure system will approach from Quebec and crossNewfoundland on Monday. Gale to storm force southeasterlies will
develop ahead of the low and shift to strong to gale force southwest
to northwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised storm warnings are in effect for South
Coast, East Coast, Funk Island Bank, and Southwestern Grand Banks.
Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining waters except Northeast
Gulf.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle and Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western 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 - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- 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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