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Issued 10:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots veering to west 20 near midnight then backing to southwest 15 Wednesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Wednesday evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday. 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 19 March 2024
Thursday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to east 25 in the morning and to southeast 25 to 35 late in the day.
Friday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday Wind west 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday Open water except consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays along the Newfoundland coast. 

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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 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4553N 6155W to 4748N 6105W
to 4749N 6357W to 5021N 5757W to 4831N 5931W to 4725N 5928W to
Newfoundland near 4729N 5610W. Sea ice west then east of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered
bays along the Newfoundland coast.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:58 PM EDT 18 March 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4702N 5258W to 4800N 4815W to 5215N 4820W to 5620N 5225W to 5815N
5645W to 5755N 5150W to 5505N 4935W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5122N 5833W to Newfoundland near 5032N 5714W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located from the Gulf of St. Lawrence
to Belle Isle Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Funk Island Bank.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today low 997 mb located over southeastern
Laurentian Fan.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday departing low 987 mb located northeast
of the Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:49 AM NDT 19 March 2024 A low pressure system over Southeastern Laurentian Fan will track
northeastward across the Grand Banks today. Strong to gale force
southwesterlies will spread across southernmost waters today south of
the low. Winds will diminish overnight as the low departs.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Southeastern Grand Banks.

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