West Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 16 January 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to northwesterly 15 this morning then becoming variable 10 to 15 early this evening. Wind diminishing to light Friday morning.
Flurries or showers ending Friday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Temperatures near plus 1.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM AST 16 January 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this afternoon and to 1 or
less Friday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 16 January 2025
Saturday
Wind light increasing to southerly 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind south 35 knots diminishing to westerly
25.
Monday
Wind southwesterly 35 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 January 2025 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4553N 6156W to 4632N6150W to 4640N 6315W to 4730N 6430W to 4853N 6350W to 4945N 6530W to
Anticosti Island near 4951N 6431W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4950N 6327W to
5000N 6000W to 5057N 5741W to 4929N 5841W to Newfoundland near 4908N
5824W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from 4745N 6115W to 4730N 6200W to 4710N
6210W to 4710N 6140W to 4745N 6115W. Sea ice within the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 January 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Jan estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5457N 5900W to 5600N 5745W to 5730N 5745W to 6000N 5930W to
6050N 5420W to 5840N 4955W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 16 January 2025 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. AST today departing low 980 mb located east of theGrand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. AST today ridge located from Quebec to New England.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
the Marine District.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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