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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NST 30 December 2024

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 15 knots this afternoon and to southeast 15 to 20 near midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 25 Tuesday morning.

Showers Tuesday late in the day.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 30 December 2024
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 late overnight and to 2 to 3 near noon Tuesday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 30 December 2024
Wednesday Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 late in the day.
Thursday Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots.
Friday Wind southwest 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 29 December 2024 Today Tonight and Monday Open water except 2 tenths new ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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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 29 December 2024 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4528N 6516W to Nova
Scotia near 4506N 6458W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4553N 6155W to
Prince Edward Island near 4626N 6200W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4627N 6244W
to 4724N 6430W to 4841N 6357W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4852N 6413W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Gaspe Peninsula near 4914N 6514W to
4938N 6530W to 4903N 6255W to Anticosti Island near 4904N 6216W. Sea
ice west then northeast of the ice edge.

Fifth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4950N 6327W to
4958N 6010W to 5058N 5745W to 4732N 6003W to Newfoundland near 4707N
5547W. Sea ice north then northeast of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 2 tenths new ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 29 December 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 30 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5457N 5900W to 5700N 5745W to 5900N 5815W to 6000N 5900W to
6100N 5315W to 5850N 4820W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM NST 30 December 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:30 p.m. NST today trough located over New England.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Tuesday trough located over the Maritimes.

At 10:00 a.m. NST today ridge located over the East Coast of
Newfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Tuesday ridge located from Greenland to the
Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:48 AM NST 30 December 2024 A trough of low pressure over the Eastern United States will move
northeast to sit over the Maritimes on Tuesday. Strong to gale force
southeasterly winds will develop over western waters ahead of the
trough on Tuesday morning.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Gulf - Port au Port.

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