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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 21 January 2019

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind west 15 to 20 knots veering to northwest 20 to 25 near midnight then increasing to northwest 30 Tuesday morning.

Flurries ending Tuesday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray beginning near midnight.

Temperatures minus 2 falling to minus 9 Tuesday morning then rising to minus 4 Tuesday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 21 January 2019
Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 late overnight and to 2 to 3 Tuesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 21 January 2019
Wednesday Wind westerly 15 knots increasing to southwest 25 to 30 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind southwest 30 knots increasing to southerly 40.
Friday Wind southerly 40 knots diminishing to southwest 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2019 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water except 3 tenths new ice in some bays. 

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Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2019 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4440N 6705W to
4315N 6545W to 4420N 6350W to Nova Scotia near 4430N 6345W. Sea ice
within the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4430N 6330W to 4440N
6220W to 4555N 5905W to 4715N 5955W to 4830N 6125W to 4920N 6120W to
4920N 5950W to 5000N 5800W to 4810N 5950W to Newfoundland near 4740N
5920W

Third ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4735N 5620W to
Newfoundland near 4730N 5605W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 3 tenths new ice in some bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 11:00 AM EST 21 January 2019

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
5130N 5529W to 5130N 5430W to 5245N 5030W to 5500N 5115W to 5700N
5500W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Jan estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5152N 5607W to Newfoundland near 5133N 5600W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

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Freezing spray warning in effect

Southwestern Shore

Issued 8:00 PM AST 21 January 2019

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 8:00 PM AST 21 January 2019 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 986 mb located east of Anticosti
Island.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Tuesday low 1000 mb located east of Cabot Strait.

At 8:00 p.m. AST Tuesday high located west of the Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:51 PM AST 21 January 2019 Strong to gale force westerlies will prevail over most forecast
waters in the wake of a low the Northeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence.

This low is expected to weaken slightly overnight and will move to
lie east of Cabot Strait by Tuesday evening. Strong to gale force
northerly winds just west of the low will diminish tonight.
Increasing northwesterly winds on Tuesday will reach gale force
across much of the district and storm force over the western section
of Gulf-Magdalen between the low and an area of high pressure west of
the district.

Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Gulf-Magdalen - western half. Gale warnings are in effect for all
remaining waters except Fundy, southwestern shore and Laurentian Fan.

Freezing spray warnings are in effect for all waters except West
Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, Laurentian Fan, Northumberland
Strait - western half and Chaleur - Miscou.

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