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Northumberland Strait - western half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM AST 20 February 2025

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind west 15 knots diminishing to light near noon then increasing to north 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to northwest 20 to 25 Friday morning.

Temperatures near minus 5.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 20 February 2025
Saturday Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots backing to westerly 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light.
Monday Wind northwest 15 knots becoming south 15.

Ice Forecast

Issued 8:20 AM EST 20 February 2025 Today 9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along parts of the Prince Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white 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 8:20 AM EST 20 February 2025 Today

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4417N 6722W to 4300N 6530W to 4549N 5830W to
4717N 5836W to 4715N 5700W to 4630N 5630W to 4625N 5530W. Sea ice
north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 plus
tenths grey-white ice along parts of the Prince Edward Island coast.
Consolidated grey-white ice along parts of the coasts.

Warnings

Warnings (Ended)

Ice pressure warning ended

Northumberland Strait - western half

Issued 08:20 AM EST 20 February 2025
Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM AST 20 February 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:00 a.m. AST today ridge located over the southwestern Marine
District.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight weakening ridge located from the Grand
Banks to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

At 3:30 p.m. AST today deepening low 992 mb located southwest of
the Marine District.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Friday low 966 mb located over Laurentian Fan.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:50 AM AST 20 February 2025 A developing low pressure system will track northeastward today and
intensify just south of the marine district tonight. The disturbance
will track across Laurentian Fan Friday morning to lie east of the
district in the afternoon.

Gale force northeasterly winds north of the low shift to gale to
storm force northerlies west of it. Storm to hurricane force
southwesterly winds are forecast over extreme southeastern waters
just south of the low.

Marine interests are advised that a hurricane force wind warning is
in effect for Laurentian Fan - southern half. Storm warnings are in
effect for East Scotian Slope and Laurentian Fan - northern half.
Gale warnings are in effect for Sable - eastern half and Banquereau -
southern half. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for eastern
shore - eastern half, Fourchu, Cabot Strait, Gulf-Magdalen,
Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.

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