West Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 26 February 2021
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to north 15 near midnight and to light late overnight. Wind increasing to south 15 to 20 near noon Saturday and to south 30 Saturday evening.
Flurries or showers this afternoon. Rain Saturday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM AST 26 February 2021
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 early this morning and to
2 to 3 this evening. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 late overnight then building to 2
to 3 Saturday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 26 February 2021
Sunday
Wind northwesterly 20 to 25 knots diminishing
to northerly 15 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind southeast 30 knots becoming west
30.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 40 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Issued 10:00 AM EST 26 February 2021 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4615N 6000W to 4710N 6015Wto 4700N 6105W to 4935N 6130W to 4950N 5820W to 4810N 5935W to 4725N
5920W to Newfoundland near 4730N 5610W. Sea ice west then north then
east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:16 PM EST 25 February 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 26 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near4726N 5244W to 4640N 4930W to 4757N 4805W to 5430N 5130W to 6010N
5700W to 6020N 5550W to 5710N 5050W to 5540N 4550W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 26 Feb estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5201N 5630W to Newfoundland near 5130N 5555W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM AST 26 February 2021 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 972 mb located east of Newfoundland.By 3:30 p.m. AST today departing low 972 mb located east of
Labrador.
At 10:00 a.m. AST today ridge located on a line north-south over
New England.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Saturday departing ridge located on a line
north-south over Laurentian Fan.
At 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Great Lakes.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday trough located on a line north-south
over Maine.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:48 AM AST 26 February 2021 An intense low pressure system east of Newfoundland will graduallymove off to the northeast today and tonight. Gale force west to
northwest winds will diminish this evening over northern and eastern
waters. Winds will further diminish tonight as a ridge of high
pressure moves across the district.
On Saturday, strong southerlies will develop over the western half of
the district as a trough of low pressure approaches from the west.
The southerlies could approach gale force Saturday evening over
waters near the Gulf of Maine.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, and
Anticosti. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for Fundy, Grand
Manan, Lurcher, southwestern shore, eastern shore, Sable, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait - eastern half,
Gulf-Magdalen, and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- 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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