Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM ADT 24 April 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35
after midnight with gusts to 45 in the Honguedo Strait. Wind becoming west 45 to
55 late Thursday morning then diminishing to northwest 35 Thursday afternoon.
Wind diminishing to northwest 25 Thursday evening.
Rain changing to snow this evening and ending Thursday
afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures plus 3 falling to minus 2 Thursday
morning.
Winds
Issued 08:00 PM ADT 24 April 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35
after midnight with gusts to 45 in the Honguedo Strait. Wind becoming west 45 to
55 late Thursday morning then diminishing to northwest 35 Thursday afternoon.
Wind diminishing to northwest 25 Thursday evening.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM ADT 24 April 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late overnight and to 3 to
5 Thursday morning.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 08:00 PM ADT 24 April 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Rain changing to snow this evening and ending Thursday
afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Air temperature
Issued 08:00 PM ADT 24 April 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Temperatures plus 3 falling to minus 2 Thursday
morning.
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 24 April 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday Ice Edge
Ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5014N 6215W to 5005N 6212W to
4950N 6034W to 5114N 5741W to 5117N 5728W then northeastward. Sea
ice north of the ice edge.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 3:28 PM EDT 24 April 2024 Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4729N 5245W to 4805N 4945W to 5115N 4635W to 5615N 5010W to 5740N
5210W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5013N 6130W to Newfoundland near 4905N 5804W.Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the
western iceberg limit.
Warnings (In effect)
Anticosti - western half
Issued 01:18 AM ADT 25 April 2024'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM ADT 24 April 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight low 1002 mb located over Laurentian Fan.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Thursday trough located over Newfoundland.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over northern New Brunswick.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Thursday trough located over the Quebec Lower
North Shore.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:35 PM ADT 24 April 2024 A low pressure system over Laurentian Fan will move to lie over
Newfoundland overnight. Strong to gale force southerlies are expected
east of the low as it moves northward this evening.
Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure over Northern New Brunswick will
move to lie over Anticosti Island overnight where it will deepen
before slowly moving off to the east on Thursday. Gale to storm force
westerlies or northwesterlies are forecast over northern waters south
of this system.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Anticosti - western half. Gale warnings are in effect for Laurentian
Fan - eastern half, Cabot Strait - northern half, Gulf - Magdalen,
Chaleur - Miscou, and Anticosti - eastern half.