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Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind northwest 30 knots backing to west 25 this afternoon then diminishing to variable 10 to 15 this evening. Wind increasing to south 25 overnight with gusts to 45 along the coast Tuesday morning. Wind becoming south 35 Tuesday morning then diminishing to southwest 25 Tuesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Tuesday evening.

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

Temperatures plus 2 falling to minus 3 to plus 1 this morning then rising to plus 4 Tuesday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 23 March 2025
Tonight and Monday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this evening then building to 2 to 3 late overnight. Seas building to 3 to 5 Monday morning then subsiding to 2 to 3 Monday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM 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 23 March 2025 Today Tonight and Monday 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 23 March 2025 Today Tonight and Monday

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 3:31 PM EDT 23 March 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4643N 5307W to 4615N 5155W to 4550N 4730W to 4730N 4420W to 5135N
4525W to 5510N 4825W to 5900N 5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5820N 4555W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6025W to Newfoundland near 4920N 5745W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 03:00 AM 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 3:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today low 976 mb located over eastern Labrador Sea.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing low 984 mb located over northern
Labrador Sea.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located from Banquereau to Funk
Island Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing trough located east of the
Marine District.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday approaching low 1004 mb located over
New Brunswick.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:57 AM NDT 24 March 2025 A low pressure system over the Eastern Labrador Sea will continue to
move northward today. Gale force westerlies over northern waters will
diminish this morning as the low moves away.

A trough of low pressure extending from Banquereau to Funk Island
Bank will slowly track eastward across the southern waters today.
Strong to gale force west to northwesterlies south and west of the
trough will diminish to light to moderate southerly winds tonight.

Another low pressure system will approach 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 all
waters except Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters and Northeast Coast.

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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