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Issued 08:00 PM ADT 26 April 2018

Tonight and Friday.

Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 in the Approaches. Wind becoming southwest 15 late overnight then diminishing to light near noon Friday.

A few showers or periods of drizzle ending after midnight. Fog patches dissipating early Friday morning.

Low tonight plus 5. High Friday plus 11.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 26 April 2018
Saturday Wind southerly 20 knots.
Sunday Wind southerly 15 knots.
Monday Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 26 April 2018 Today Tonight and Friday Ice free. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 26 April 2018 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4545N 6005W to 4555N
5920W to 4745N 6035W to 4800N 6300W to 5000N 6520W to 4955N 6000W to
5020N 5905W to 4955N 5810W to 4830N 5935W to Newfoundland near 4805N
5905W. Sea ice west and north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM ADT 26 April 2018 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight low 995 mb located over the Gaspe
Peninsula.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Friday low 989 mb located over northwestern
Labrador Sea.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT Friday approaching low located over the Great
Lakes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:53 PM ADT 26 April 2018 A low pressure system over the Gaspé Peninsula will continue to track
northeastward to lie over the Labrador coast Friday morning. Strong
south to southeasterlies ahead of this system will become strong
south to southwesterlies in its wake. Over southern slope waters
gales are still possible or occurring before the switch over to
southwesterlies.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
East Scotian Slope-southern half.

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