Gulf - Port au Port
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 23 March 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Wind light increasing to east 15 to 20 knots this evening and to east 25 late overnight. Wind backing to northeast 30 near noon Friday.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 23 March 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 late
overnight and to 2 to 3 Friday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 23 March 2023
Saturday
Wind northeast 25 knots backing to north 15
to 20 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind northeast 15 knots.
Monday
Wind north 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 March 2023 Today Tonight and Friday Bergy water except 2 tenths first-year ice along parts of the Quebec
coast. 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along parts of the coast of Port
Au Port Bay. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the Quebec
coast.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 March 2023 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4557N 5947W to 4620N 5930Wto 4845N 6230W to 4946N 5849W to 4730N 5940W to Newfoundland near
4711N 5528W. Sea ice west then northeast of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 2 tenths first-year ice along parts of the Quebec
coast. 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along parts of the coast of Port
Au Port Bay. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the Quebec
coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 23 March 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5555W to 4530N 5510W to 4425N 4600W to 4725N 4400W to 5835N
5540W to 6005N 5015W to 5850N 4755W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6050W to Newfoundland near 4917N 5810W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of thewestern iceberg limit.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM NDT 23 March 2023 Tonight and Friday At 3:30 p.m. NDT today ridge located from Banquereau to the QuebecLower North Shore.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Friday departing ridge located east of the Marine
District.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT Friday deepening low 996 mb located near Nova
Scotia.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Friday deepening low 986 mb located over the
southern Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:21 PM NDT 23 March 2023 A deepening low pressure system approaching from the west will crossNova Scotia early Friday morning before moving to lie over the Grand
Banks by Friday night. Gale to storm force southeast to northeasterly
winds will develop on Friday ahead of the low before shifting to
strong to gale force westerly winds over southern waters in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
the Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in effect for Southwest Coast,
South Coast, East Coast and Funk Island Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern 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 - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northeastern half
- East Scotian Slope - southwestern half
- 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 - northeastern half
- Laurentian Fan - southwestern 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 - northern half
- West Scotian Slope - southern half
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