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Issued 03:00 AM AST 18 February 2020

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light this morning then increasing to southeast 10 to 15 this afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 20 to 25 this evening then diminishing to light overnight. Wind increasing to west 15 Wednesday morning and to west 25 near noon Wednesday.

Snow tonight and Wednesday morning. Flurries Wednesday late in the day. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Temperatures minus 14 falling to minus 19 this morning then rising to plus 2 Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures falling to minus 6 Wednesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 18 February 2020
Thursday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind west 15 knots.
Saturday Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots veering to west 15.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 February 2020 Today Tonight and Tuesday 9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 tenths first-year ice in the eastern section and along the Prince Edward Island coast. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Banquereau - 44139 LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 Mont-Louis - 45138 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 Bouctouche AAFC Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan 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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 February 2020 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4430N 6335W to 4420N
6320W to 4535N 5945W to 4540N 5815W to 4730N 5955W to Newfoundland
near 4710N 5525W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4530N 6515W to
Nova Scotia near 4510N 6445W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 tenths
first-year ice in the eastern section and along the Prince Edward
Island coast.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM AST 18 February 2020 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today ridge located on a line north-south over
Maine.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing ridge located on a line
north-south over Laurentian Fan.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying trough located near Cape Cod.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Wednesday intensifying trough located from
Anticosti Island to West Scotian Slope.

At 3:30 p.m. AST Wednesday trough located from Newfoundland to
East Scotian Slope.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Wednesday departing trough located southeast of
Laurentian Fan.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:51 AM AST 18 February 2020 A ridge will cross the district to lie over easternmost waters this
evening. Strong to possibly gale force northwesterlies ahead of the
ridge will diminish today.

Meanwhile a second trough will approach from the west to lie over New
England this evening. This trough will push east across the district
on Wednesday. Winds between the ridge and this trough will increase
to strong to gale force southerlies. Strong to gale force west to
northwesterlies will develop in the wake of the trough.

Marine interests are advised that storm force wind warnings are in
effect for Banquereau, Laurentian Fan and Cabot Strait - southern
half. Gale warnings are in effect for all other waters except Fundy
and Northumberland Strait - western half.

Freezing spray warnings are in effect for eastern shore - eastern
half, Sable - eastern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Gulf -
Magdalen - northeastern half and Anticosti.

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