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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 04 April 2025

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind southeast 30 knots backing to northeast 25 near noon except northeast 10 to 15 over western sections this evening. Wind diminishing to north 10 to 15 near noon Saturday.

Snow ending near midnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.

Temperatures plus 1 falling to minus 3 Saturday morning.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 04 April 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near noon Saturday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 04 April 2025
Sunday Wind light increasing to south 25 to 35 knots in the afternoon.
Monday Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots becoming northwest 25.
Tuesday Wind east 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 4 April 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday 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 4 April 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday

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
4934N 5859W to 4830N 5921W to Newfoundland near 4806N 5905W. Sea ice
north and east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 7:49 AM EDT 4 April 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 4 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4658N 5404W to 4350N 5045W to 4350N 4625W to 4655N 4020W to 5230N
4450W to 5610N 4930W to 5900N 5620W to 6135N 5510W to 5900N 4735W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 4 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5019N 6230W to 4845N 6105W 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 4 April 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today low 1006 mb located over Banquereau.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Saturday low 990 mb located southeast of the
Grand Banks.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over Belle Isle Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT today dissipating ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over Belle Isle Bank.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Saturday approaching high 1032 mb located over
Quebec.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:58 AM NDT 4 April 2025 A low pressure system over Banquereau will deepen as it crosses the
Grand Banks today before moving off to the east tonight. Strong to
gale force southeasterlies ahead of the low will shift to strong to
gale force northerlies after it passes.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Funk Island Bank and the Grand Banks.

Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warnings is
in effect for Northeast Coast.

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