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Issued 03:30 PM ADT 23 March 2023

Tonight and Friday.

Wind southeast 25 knots veering to southwest 25 to 30 near midnight then to northwest 25 early Friday morning.

Periods of rain and fog patches ending Friday morning.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM ADT 23 March 2023
Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late overnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 23 March 2023
Saturday Wind north 20 knots veering to east 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind southeast 30 knots becoming west 30.
Monday Wind northwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 15.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 March 2023 Today Tonight and Friday 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 West Bay of Fundy - 44490 Mont-Louis - 45138 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 23 March 2023 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4557N 5947W to 4620N 5930W
to 4845N 6230W to 4946N 5849W to 4730N 5940W to Newfoundland near
4711N 5528W. Sea ice west then northeast of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 23 March 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5555W to 4530N 5510W to 4425N 4600W to 4725N 4400W to 5835N
5540W to 6005N 5015W to 5850N 4755W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6050W to Newfoundland near 4917N 5810W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM ADT 23 March 2023 Tonight and Friday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today trough from low located over the Gulf
of Maine.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough from low located from Grand Manan
to East Scotian Slope.

At 3:00 a.m. ADT Friday intensifying low 997 mb located near
Eastern Shore.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Friday low 982 mb located east of Banquereau.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT today ridge located over the central Marine
District.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Friday departing ridge located east of
Newfoundland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:24 PM ADT 23 March 2023 An approaching trough over Ontario will spin up an area of low
pressure over Maine this evening, extending a warm front over the
southwestern marine district. The low is forecast to intensify as it
tracks eastward over Nova Scotia tonight and Banquereau Friday
morning. The disturbance will depart the marine district Friday
evening. Strong to gale force easterly winds ahead of the system
shift to gale to storm force westerlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Laurentian Fan - northeastern half. Gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank - southern half, West Scotian Slope - southern half,
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, East Scotian
Slope - northeastern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan -
southwestern half, and Cabot Strait.

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