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Issued 03:30 PM NDT 03 April 2025

Tonight and Friday.

Wind west 15 to 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 this evening then increasing to south 25 near midnight. Wind backing to southeast 30 early Friday morning then 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 03:30 PM 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 3 April 2025 Today Tonight and Friday 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 3 April 2025 Today Tonight and Friday

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 5906W to Newfoundland near 4847N 5846W. Sea ice north and east
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 3 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 3:30 PM NDT 3 April 2025 Tonight and Friday At 3:30 p.m. NDT today low 988 mb located over eastern Labrador Sea.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing low 991 mb located northeast
of Labrador Sea.

At 3:30 p.m. NDT today low 995 mb located south of James Bay.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Friday low 1005 mb located over the southwestern
Grand Banks.

At 3:30 p.m. NDT today ridge located over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Friday ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over Belle Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:29 PM NDT 3 April 2025 An intense low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will
continue to track northwards tonight. Strong to gale force
northwesterlies over Belle Isle Bank will diminish this evening as
the low departs.

A second low approaching from the west will pass over Cape Breton
Island Friday morning before crossing the Grand Banks late in the
day. 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 Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank.

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