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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 02 January 2025

Today Tonight and Friday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to west 40 early this morning then diminishing to west 30 Friday afternoon.

Showers ending this morning. Flurries Friday late in the day.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 02 January 2025
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 early this morning then subsiding to 2 to 3 Friday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 02 January 2025
Saturday Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind northwest 25 knots increasing to northwest 35 late in the day.
Monday Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to northwest 25 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 1 January 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Banquereau - 44139 LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Baie-Comeau Airport Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Sept-Îles Airport Pointe-des-Monts Pointe-Noire Cap-d'Espoir Rivière-la-Madeleine Gaspé Airport Heath Point Îles de la Madeleine Airport La Pocatière Mont-Joli Airport New Carlisle Pointe-au-Père Port Menier Île Bicquette Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet Bathurst Airport Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan Kouchibouguac Kouchibouguac Miscou Island Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Point Lepreau Saint John Airport St. Stephen Baccaro Point Beaver Island Brier Island Caribou Point Debert Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang CFB Greenwood Hart Island Ingonish Beach Kentville AAFC Lunenburg McNabs Island Nappan AAFC North Mountain Parrsboro Sable Island St.Paul Island Shearwater Airport J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Tracadie Western Head Yarmouth Airport Charlottetown Airport East Point North Cape Summerside Burgeo Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 1 January 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4549N 6203W to Prince
Edward Island near 4621N 6211W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6235W
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

Ice free.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

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Issued 03:00 AM AST 02 January 2025

'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 3:00 AM AST 2 January 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low 994 mb located over southwestern New
Brunswick.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Friday low 985 mb located over eastern Quebec.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:49 AM AST 2 January 2025 A low pressure system over Southwestern New Brunswick will slowly
track northward to lie over Eastern Quebec by Friday evening. Strong
to gale force southeasterlies ahead of this feature will shift to
strong to gale force westerlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except eastern shore, Northumberland Strait, gulf -
Magdalen - southwestern half and Chaleur - Miscou.

Atlantic - Maritimes Area

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