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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 17 December 2024

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind south 30 knots veering to westerly 25 this evening then diminishing to west 15 late overnight. Wind backing to southwest 10 to 15 Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 17 December 2024
Thursday Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northwest 30 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to light.
Saturday Wind northeast 25 knots increasing to northeast 35.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 December 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts. 

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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 17 December 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4553N 6155W to Prince
Edward Island near 4626N 6200W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4627N 6244W
to 4724N 6430W to 4841N 6357W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4852N 6413W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Gaspe Peninsula near 4915N 6536W to
4946N 6505W to 4903N 6255W to Anticosti Island near 4904N 6216W. Sea
ice northwest then northeast of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4948N 6316W to
4958N 6010W to 5103N 5751W to Newfoundland near 4900N 5830W. Sea ice
north then east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 17 December 2024 Tonight and Wednesday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located from Anticosti Island to
Georges Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Wednesday departing trough located over the
Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:37 PM AST 17 December 2024 A trough of low pressure from Anticosti to Georges Bank will continue
eastward tonight. Strong to gale force south to southwesterlies ahead
of the trough will shift to strong westerlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau,
Laurentian Fan, and Cabot Strait.

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