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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 01 April 2025

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind southwest 30 knots veering to northwest 25 this afternoon then diminishing to northwest 15 near noon Wednesday. Wind diminishing to light Wednesday evening.

Rain ending this evening. Risk of thunderstorms late this morning and this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this afternoon.

Temperatures plus 8 falling to zero near noon Wednesday.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 01 April 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this morning then subsiding to 2 to 3 late overnight. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 01 April 2025
Thursday Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to south 30 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind west 25 to 30 knots diminishing to west 15.
Saturday Wind northeast 20 to 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 1 April 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday 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 1 April 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday

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 5942W to 5031N 5752W to Newfoundland near 4847N 5846W. Sea ice
north and east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 3:16 PM EDT 31 March 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 1 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4658N 5404W to 4410N 5045W to 4410N 4645W to 4655N 4040W to 5155N
4425W to 5510N 4705W to 5900N 5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5830N 4740W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 1 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5016N 6208W to Newfoundland near 4753N 5923W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM ADT 1 April 2025 Tonight and Wednesday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today cold front located over the central Marine
District.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday cold front located on a line north-south
over the Grand Banks.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday approaching ridge located over the Gulf
of Maine.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:15 PM ADT 1 April 2025 A cold front over the central marine district will track eastward
across the area tonight to lie over the Grand Banks overnight
tonight. Strong to gale force southwesterlies ahead of the cold front
shift to strong to gale force northwesterlies behind it.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, Chaleur -
Miscou, and Anticosti. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait and all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.

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