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West Scotian Slope

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 11 March 2025

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 20 this morning and to southeast 20 to 25 this evening. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Wednesday morning then increasing to northerly 20 to 25 near noon Wednesday.

Showers and fog patches overnight and Wednesday morning.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 11 March 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 11 March 2025
Thursday Wind easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind easterly 20 knots.
Saturday Wind southerly 15 knots veering to southwesterly 15 to 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 9:59 AM EDT 10 March 2025 Today 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 9:59 AM EDT 10 March 2025 Today

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4523N 6527W to
4511N 6517W to 4409N 6639W to Nova Scotia near 4417N 6608W. Sea ice
northeast of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4519N 6058W to 4547N
5829W to 4720N 5632W to Newfoundland near 4706N 5547W. Sea ice north
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:58 PM EDT 10 March 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 11 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4709N 5258W to 4845N 4730W to 5025N 4505W to 5335N 4745W to 5900N
5620W to 6030N 5525W to 5725N 4600W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 11 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5035N 5955W to Newfoundland near 4925N 5800W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM ADT 11 March 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located from Labrador to West Scotian
Slope.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday ridge located east of the Marine
District.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT today trough located from Quebec to the Great
Lakes.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday trough located from the Quebec Lower
North Shore to West Scotian Slope.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT Wednesday departing trough located from Labrador
Coast to Laurentian Fan.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:38 AM ADT 11 March 2025 A low pressure system will approach the district from the west today
and its associated trough will move over marine waters tonight.
Strong to gale force southerly winds ahead of the trough will shift
to strong to gale force westerlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait - northern half, Gulf-Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou and
Anticosti. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for Gulf-Magdalen,
Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.

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