Gulf - Port au Port

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Issued 10:00 AM NST 19 February 2019

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind northwest 25 knots increasing to northwest 35 this afternoon. Wind northwest 35 tonight and Wednesday.

Flurries. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water moderate at times severe freezing spray.

Temperatures minus 14 to minus 7 falling to minus 20 to minus 12 this evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 19 February 2019
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Outside the ice edge seas 2 metres building to 3 this evening then subsiding to 2 Wednesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 19 February 2019
Thursday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind northwest 15 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 19 February 2019 Today Tonight and Wednesday Open water except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths first-year ice in the northern section. 8 tenths grey ice along parts of the Newfoundland coast. 

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Issued 10:00 AM EST 19 February 2019 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4510N 6610W Nova
Scotia near 4440N 6550W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4400N 6440W to 4500N
6130W to 4430N 5835W to 4555N 5715W to 4720N 5850W to Newfoundland
near 4720N 5515W. Sea ice north and west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths
first-year ice in the northern section. 8 tenths grey ice along
parts of the Newfoundland coast.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 11:00 AM EST 18 February 2019

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4739N 5247W to 4725N 4845W to 4915N 4700W to 5200N 4720W to 5700N
5400W to 6027N 5919W to 6510N 5439W to 5915N 5203W to 5832N 5003W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 Feb estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5150N 5615W to Newfoundland near 5130N 5600W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Gulf - Port au Port

Issued 10:00 AM NST 19 February 2019

'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.

Freezing spray warning in effect

Gulf - Port au Port

Issued 10:00 AM NST 19 February 2019

Moderate or severe freezing spray is 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 NST 19 February 2019 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. NST today low 973 mb located over eastern Labrador
Sea.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Wednesday low 972 mb located northeast of Belle
Isle Bank.

At 10:00 a.m. NST today intensifying low 970 mb located south of
the Grand Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight low 949 mb located east of the Grand Banks.

At 3:00 a.m. NST Wednesday trough located over northeastern Belle
Isle Bank.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Wednesday trough located over southeastern Funk
Island Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:49 AM NST 19 February 2019 A low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will move slowly
southeastward today. Meanwhile, a rapidly intensifying low pressure
system just south of the Southeastern Grand Banks will move east of
region. These systems will eventually merge into very intense storm
well east of the district on Wednesday. Gale force northwesterly
winds will gradually spread across most waters today and tonight
behind these systems. On Wednesday, a trough extending from the
northern low will swing southeastward along the northeastern edge of
the district spreading storm force northwesterlies to northern and
eastern waters.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Belle Isle Bank, Funk Island Bank, Northern Grand Banks, and
Southeastern 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 all waters except Strait of Belle Isle and Northeast Coast
which are mainly ice covered.

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