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Issued 03:30 PM NDT 24 March 2025

Tonight and Tuesday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind west 25 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 this evening then increasing to south 25 late overnight. Wind increasing to south 35 to 45 early Tuesday morning then diminishing to southwest 25 Tuesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Tuesday evening.

Flurries Tuesday morning and afternoon changing to showers. Fog banks forming Tuesday afternoon.

Temperatures minus 3 to plus 1 rising to plus 4 Tuesday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 this morning then subsiding to 2 to 3 early this evening. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 near midnight then building to 3 to 4 Tuesday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 24 March 2025
Wednesday Wind southwest 15 knots diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind south 25 to 35 knots becoming southwest 25.
Friday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 24 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water. 

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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 EDT 24 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4521N 6100W to 4600N 5900W
to Newfoundland near 4736N 5740W. Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:57 PM EDT 24 March 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4643N 5307W to 4615N 5155W to 4550N 4730W to 4720N 4340W to 5135N
4525W to 5510N 4825W to 5900N 5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5820N 4555W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5015N 6042W to Newfoundland near 4844N 5832W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 3:30 PM NDT 24 March 2025

'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 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 3:30 p.m. NDT today trough located over the eastern Grand Banks.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing trough located east of the
Marine District.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday low 1002 mb located over New Brunswick.
By 3:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday low 1002 mb located over western
Newfoundland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:23 PM NDT 24 March 2025 A trough of low pressure over the Eastern Grand Banks will move east
of the marine district tonight. Strong to gale force west to
northwesterlies behind the trough will diminish as the trough moves
away.

A low pressure system will approach from the Maritimes tonight and
track northeastward across Newfoundland on Tuesday. Strong to gale
south to southwesterlies will develop ahead of the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast, Funk Island Bank, and the
Grand Banks.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, Belle
Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank.

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