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Northumberland Strait - eastern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 28 March 2024

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind southerly 15 knots increasing to southeast 20 to 25 near midnight with gusts to 40 from Margaree Harbour to Bay St. Lawrence. Wind diminishing to southeast 15 Friday morning then increasing to southeast 20 to 25 Friday evening with gusts to 40 from Margaree Harbour to Bay St. Lawrence.

Periods of rain and fog patches.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 28 March 2024
Saturday Wind southeast 30 knots becoming west 30 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind northwest 20 knots.
Monday Wind northerly 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 28 March 2024 Today Tonight and Friday Open water. 

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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 EDT 28 March 2024 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4622N 6434W to
4730N 6415W to 5045N 5745W to 4826N 5931W to Newfoundland near 4811N
5856W. Sea ice northwest then east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from 4744N 6112W to 4712N 6133W to 4703N
6213W to 4736N 6158W to 4744N 6112W. Sea ice within the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 28 March 2024 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today quasi-stationary trough located from
Anticosti Island to the Gulf of Maine.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT Friday deepening low 994 mb located southwest
of the Marine District.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Friday low 979 mb located over LaHave Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:49 AM ADT 28 March 2024 A stationary trough sits over the region today. An area of low
pressure will then approach from the southwest on Friday. Strong
southerly winds will veer to west or northwest gales in the storm's
wake and may possibly reach storm force in the vicinity of the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, southwestern shore,
LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope and East Scotian Slope - western
half.

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