South Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 24 March 2023
Tonight and Saturday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind northeast 45 knots and locally gusts to 55 along the coast. Wind becoming north 45 Saturday morning.
Snow changing to flurries or showers Saturday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures near zero.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 24 March 2023
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 Saturday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 24 March 2023
Sunday
Wind north 25 knots diminishing to variable 10
to 15 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind north 15 to 20 knots.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 24 March 2023 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4647N 5257W to 4707N 5014Wto 4844N 4913W to 5021N 5342W to 5459N 5204W to 5600N 5622W to 5803N
5815W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 3:10 PM EDT 24 March 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5555W to 4530N 5510W to 4405N 4645W to 4720N 4350W to 5835N
5540W to 6005N 5015W to 5920N 4845W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6050W to Newfoundland near 4917N 5810W.
Iceberg Count
Less than 10 icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
South Coast
Issued 3:30 PM NDT 24 March 2023'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 3:30 PM NDT 24 March 2023 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. NDT today deepening low 984 mb located south ofNewfoundland.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Saturday low 982 mb located southeast of the
Grand Banks.
At 3:30 p.m. NDT today departing ridge located east of Funk
Island Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:23 PM NDT 24 March 2023 A deepening low pressure system over Banquereau will track south ofNewfoundland tonight and slowly move across the Grand Banks on
Saturday. Gale to storm force southeast to northeasterly winds will
continue tonight ahead of the low before shifting to gale to storm
force north to northwesterly winds in its wake. Strong to gale force
west to southwesterly winds are expected over the Southern Grand
Banks tonight and Saturday, south of the track of the low.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
the Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in effect for Southwest Coast,
South Coast, East Coast, Northeast Coast - Cape St. John and south,
and Funk Island Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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