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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 21 January 2025

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind west 30 knots diminishing to northwest 20 this morning and to light early this afternoon. Wind increasing to southwest 25 early this evening then veering to west 20 near midnight. Wind veering to northwest 15 overnight then increasing to northerly 25 Wednesday morning. Wind backing to northwest 20 Wednesday afternoon.

Periods of snow tonight and Wednesday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray early this morning. Freezing spray beginning Wednesday morning.

Temperatures minus 2 falling to minus 7 Wednesday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 21 January 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 this morning and to 2 to 3 this afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 21 January 2025
Thursday Wind northwest 25 knots backing to southwest 25 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind southwest 25 knots veering to northwest 25.
Saturday Wind northwest 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 20 January 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday Ice free. 

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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 20 January 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4512N 6555W to
4510N 6550W to 4519N 6513W to Nova Scotia near 4514N 6432W. Sea ice
northeast of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4547N 6207W to 4631N
6154W to 4639N 6320W to 4721N 6415W to 4858N 6358W to 4938N 6614W to
4949N 6504W to Anticosti Island near 4924N 6336W. Sea ice west of
the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4942N 6252W to
4957N 6243W to 4959N 6000W to 5101N 5742W to Newfoundland near 4909N
5822W. Sea ice north then east of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from 4745N 6115W to 4730N 6200W to 4710N
6210W to 4710N 6140W to 4745N 6115W. Sea ice within the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 20 January 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Jan estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5457N 5900W to 5530N 5615W to 5630N 5615W to 5910N 5900W to
6050N 5420W to 5840N 4955W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Sable - western half

Issued 03:00 AM AST 21 January 2025

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM AST 21 January 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today deepening low 967 mb located north of
Newfoundland.
By 10:00 a.m. AST today departing low 958 mb located over Labrador
Sea.

At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 1026 mb located over Lurcher.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Wednesday departing low 1019 mb located near
the Burin Peninsula.

At 10:00 a.m. AST Wednesday low 1009 mb located south of East
Scotian Slope.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Wednesday departing low 998 mb located over the
southwestern Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:53 AM AST 21 January 2025 An intense low pressure system near Southeastern Labrador will move
northward across the Labrador Sea today. Strong to gale force west to
northwesterlies over the district will continue to diminish today and
this evening.
On Wednesday another low will track just south of the marine district
to lie over the Grand Banks Wednesday evening. Strong to gale force
northerlies will develop west of the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait,
Gulf-Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.

Freezing spray warnings are in effect for all waters except Georges
Bank, West Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, and Laurentian Fan.

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