FQCN13 CWHX 130553 MARINE FORECASTS FOR THE MARITIMES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:00 A.M. ADT MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 10:00 A.M. FOG IMPLIES VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. NOTE..THE STRONG WIND WARNING PROGRAM IS ACTIVE FROM APRIL 15 TO NOVEMBER 15. FUNDY GRAND MANAN. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 NEAR NOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 IN CHIGNECTO BAY. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 THIS EVENING AND TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 15 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LURCHER. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 10 TO 15 TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY THIS MORNING. BROWNS BANK. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 10 TO 15 TUESDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO NORTHWEST 20 TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY THIS MORNING. GEORGES BANK. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST 10 TO 15 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR NOON. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHERLY 25 TUESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG PATCHES ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHWESTERN SHORE. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 LATE THIS MORNING AND TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 20 TUESDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO NORTH 25 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG BANKS ENDING LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. LAHAVE BANK. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 LATE THIS MORNING AND TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 20 TUESDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO NORTH 25 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG BANKS ENDING LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. WEST SCOTIAN SLOPE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST 15 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 TUESDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO NORTH 30 NEAR NOON TUESDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG PATCHES ENDING THIS MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. EASTERN SHORE - WESTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 25 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 TUESDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 25 TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS AND FOG BANKS ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BANKS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. EASTERN SHORE - EASTERN HALF SABLE - EASTERN HALF FOURCHU. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 LATE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 35 NEAR NOON TUESDAY. A FEW SHOWERS AND FOG BANKS ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BANKS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. SABLE - WESTERN HALF. WIND SOUTH 25 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 TUESDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 25 TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS AND FOG BANKS ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BANKS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. EAST SCOTIAN SLOPE - WESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 25 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 NEAR NOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 35 TUESDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 25 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO WESTERLY 30 TUESDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG BANKS ENDING NEAR NOON. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BANKS BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. EAST SCOTIAN SLOPE - EASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS MORNING AND TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 NEAR NOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 35 TUESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG BANKS ENDING NEAR NOON. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BANKS BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. BANQUEREAU LAURENTIAN FAN. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 20 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH 35 NEAR NOON TUESDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING NEAR NOON TUESDAY. FOG PATCHES. CABOT STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 IN THE WRECKHOUSE AREA. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 20 THIS MORNING AND TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO EAST 20 NEAR NOON TUESDAY. WIND VEERING TO SOUTH 25 TUESDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 45 IN THE WRECKHOUSE AREA. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING NEAR NOON TUESDAY. FOG PATCHES. NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT - EASTERN HALF GULF - MAGDALEN - EASTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 EARLY THIS EVENING AND TO LIGHT TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 20 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TO NORTHERLY 30 TUESDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG PATCHES BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT - WESTERN HALF GULF - MAGDALEN - WESTERN HALF CHALEUR - MISCOU. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO LIGHT TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHERLY 20 TUESDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG PATCHES ENDING NEAR NOON. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING. ANTICOSTI - WESTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND VARIABLE 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT TUESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 20 TUESDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG PATCHES ENDING THIS MORNING. ANTICOSTI - EASTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO LIGHT TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 20 TUESDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG PATCHES ENDING LATE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING. END