Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 22 January 2021
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots except northwest 25 over eastern sections early this morning. Wind becoming variable 10 to 15 near noon then increasing to northwest 25 overnight. Wind backing to west 20 Saturday evening.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 22 January 2021
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres except 2 to 3 over southeastern sections early
this morning. Seas building to 2 to 3 near noon Saturday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 22 January 2021
Sunday
Wind west 25 knots.
Monday
Wind west 20 knots veering to north
20.
Tuesday
Wind north 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2021 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4545N 6240W to PrinceEdward Island near 4600N 6240W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4625N 6310W
to 4715N 6405W to 4840N 6345W to 4845N 6150W to 5040N 5820W to
Newfoundland near 5035N 5720W. Sea ice west and north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:15 PM EST 21 January 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5049N 5604W to 5105N 5345W to 5700N 5330W to 5935N 5620W to 6430N
5530W to 6000N 5100W to 5640N 4725W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Jan estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5132N 5649W to Newfoundland near 5120N 5637W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NST 22 January 2021 Today Tonight and Saturday At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 978 mb located over the northernGrand Banks.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Saturday low 987 mb located over southern Belle
Isle Bank.
At 10:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 998 mb located south of
Nova Scotia.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Saturday deepening low 987 mb located over the
southeastern Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:55 AM NST 22 January 2021 A low pressure system over Northern Grand Banks will movenorthwestward to lie over Southern Belle Isle Bank overnight then
over the Quebec Lower North Shore on Saturday. Gale force east to
northeasterly winds ahead of the low will shift to gale to storm
force west to northwesterlies in its wake. Winds will gradually
diminish over southern waters behind the low today.
A second low developing south of Nova Scotia this morning will cross
the Southern Grand Banks overnight then move to lie over Funk Island
Bank Saturday evening. Strong to gale force southeasterly to
northeasterly winds will develop over southern and eastern most
waters ahead of the low then shift to strong to gale force westerlies
in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Northern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in effect for Strait of Belle
Isle, South Coast, East Coast, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, Funk
Island Bank and the Southern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northeastern half
- East Scotian Slope - southwestern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank - eastern half
- LaHave Bank - western half
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore - eastern half
- Southwestern Shore - western half
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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