Northumberland Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 22 March 2025
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 25 early this morning then backing to west 20 early this evening. Wind backing to southwest 15 overnight then diminishing to light Sunday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 25 near noon Sunday.
Showers and fog patches this morning changing to flurries and ending this evening. Flurries Sunday afternoon and evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in flurries.
Temperatures plus 3 falling to minus 2 Sunday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 21 March 2025 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4521N 6100W to 4549N 5906Wto Newfoundland near 4736N 5740W. Sea ice north and west of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
2 tenths first-year ice except consolidated first-year ice along
parts of the coasts.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM ADT 22 March 2025 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today low 985 mb located over Prince Edward Island.By 3:00 a.m. ADT Sunday departing low 978 mb located northeast
of Newfoundland.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight approaching trough located over New
England.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:49 AM ADT 22 March 2025 A low pressure system over Prince Edward Island will continue to movenortheast today and depart the district tonight. Strong to gale force
west to northwesterlies are expected behind this system.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, LaHave Bank, West
Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot
Strait - northern half, and Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- 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
- 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
- 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
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