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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 03 April 2025

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind northwest 20 knots backing to west 10 to 15 this afternoon then to south 20 near midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 30 Friday morning then backing to northeast 25 Friday afternoon.

Snow tonight and Friday.

Temperatures minus 3 rising to plus 1 Friday morning.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 03 April 2025
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this afternoon then building to 2 to 3 late overnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 03 April 2025
Saturday Wind northeast 25 knots diminishing to north 15 in the afternoon and to light late in the day.
Sunday Wind light increasing to south 25 knots.
Monday Wind southeast 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 2 April 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday 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 EDT 2 April 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4620N 6017W to 4656N
6003W to 4753N 6116W to 4754N 6327W to Anticosti Island near 4923N
6335W. Sea ice south and west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4948N 6315W to
4948N 5942W to 5031N 5752W to Newfoundland near 4847N 5846W. Sea ice
north and east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 3:04 PM EDT 2 April 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 3 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4658N 5404W to 4410N 5055W to 4410N 4620W to 4655N 4040W to 5230N
4450W to 5610N 4930W to 5900N 5620W to 6135N 5510W to 5900N 4735W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 3 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5019N 6230W to 4855N 6100W to Newfoundland near 4740N 5916W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 3 April 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today low 983 mb located over eastern Labrador
Sea.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing low 991 mb located northeast
of Labrador Sea.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today low 993 mb located over Ontario.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Friday low 1005 mb located over Cape Breton
Island.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located over Nova Scotia.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Friday ridge located over the eastern Marine
District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:55 AM NDT 3 April 2025 An intense low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will track
northwards today. Gale force northwesterlies over Belle Isle Bank
will diminish today as the low departs.

A second area of low pressure will approach the district from the
west today and pass over Cape Breton Island then south of
Newfoundland on Friday. Strong to gale force northeast to
southeasterlies are expected to develop north of the low on Friday.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Belle Isle Bank and Southwestern Grand Banks.

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

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