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Issued 03:00 AM ADT 29 March 2025

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to northeast 20 this morning except west 30 over southern sections today. Wind diminishing to easterly 15 near midnight then veering to southeast 20 Sunday evening.

Rain today tonight and Sunday morning. Fog patches forming this morning and dissipating this evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM ADT 28 March 2025
Tonight and Saturday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near midnight and to 1 to 2 early Saturday morning. Seas becoming 2 near noon Saturday except 3 to 4 over southern sections.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 29 March 2025
Monday Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots veering to southwest 25 in the afternoon then increasing to southwest 35 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind southwest 30 knots veering to northwesterly 30.
Wednesday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 28 March 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 28 March 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4548N 6005W to 4555N 5919W
to Newfoundland near 4734N 5908W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:49 PM EDT 28 March 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 29 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4643N 5307W to 4420N 5015W to 4515N 4525W to 4715N 4130W to 5030N
4440W to 5510N 4705W to 5900N 5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5825N 4710W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 29 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5017N 6054W to Newfoundland near 4835N 5839W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM ADT 29 March 2025 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today trough located from Anticosti Island to
Laurentian Fan.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located over Newfoundland.

At 3:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located over New Brunswick.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight quasi-stationary ridge located from New
Brunswick to Laurentian Fan.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:49 AM ADT 29 March 2025 A trough of low pressure extending from Anticosti Island to
Laurentian Fan will move eastward today and depart the marine
district by this evening. Strong to gale force northwesterlies in its
wake will diminish today.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Gulf Magdalen - northeastern half and Anticosti - southwestern half.
Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters except Anticosti -
northeastern half.

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