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Issued 03:00 AM AST 25 November 2024

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to northwest 30 this morning and to northwest 20 near midnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 overnight and to light Tuesday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 15 to 20 Tuesday evening.

Showers ending this morning. Rain Tuesday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 25 November 2024
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 near noon and to 2 to 3 this evening. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 after midnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 25 November 2024
Wednesday Wind west 25 to 30 knots.
Thursday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to southeasterly 25 to 35.
Friday Wind west 25 to 35 knots diminishing to west 20.

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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 5 May 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.
 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 24 November 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Nov estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5213N 5540W to 5245N 5400W to 5430N 5315W to 5915N 5815W to
5945N 5230W to 5830N 4550W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

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Gale warning in effect

West Scotian Slope

Issued 03:00 AM AST 25 November 2024

'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 3:00 AM AST 25 November 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low 984 mb located over the eastern Gulf
of St. Lawrence.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 988 mb located over eastern
Newfoundland.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located over the East Coast of
the U.S.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Tuesday ridge located over Nova Scotia.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:47 AM AST 25 November 2024 A low pressure system over the Eastern Gulf of St. Lawrence will
drift slowly eastward today as it gradually weakens. Strong
To gale force winds will continue around this low today and
Diminish from west to east overnight. A weak ridge will move across
the district Tuesday.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, LaHave Bank, west Scotian
Slope, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Laurentian Fan, Gulf Magdalen -
northern half, and Anticosti- southeastern half.

Outlook for the start of the Southwest Nova lobster fishery.

Tuesday..Winds light in the morning increasing to southeast 15 to 20
in the afternoon and southerly 20 to 25 by evening. Seas 1 metre
building to 1 to 2 metres by evening.

Wednesday..Winds westerly 25 knots diminishing to west 20
In the evening. Seas 2 to 3 metres.

Thursday..Winds west 15 to 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15
in the morning, then increasing to easterly 30 in the evening. Seas
1 to 2 metres diminishing to 1 metre or less in the morning, then
increasing to 2 metres in the evening.

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