FQCN13 CWHX 131255 MARINE FORECASTS FOR THE MARITIMES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:00 A.M. ADT MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 3:30 P.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 BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LURCHER. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND WESTERLY 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTH 10 TO 15 TUESDAY MORNING AND TO NORTHWEST 20 TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. BROWNS BANK. WIND WESTERLY 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTH 10 TO 15 TUESDAY MORNING THEN BACKING TO NORTHWEST 20 TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. GEORGES BANK. WIND WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR NOON THEN INCREASING TO NORTHERLY 25 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHWESTERN SHORE. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 20 TUESDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO NORTH 25 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. FOG BANKS DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. LAHAVE BANK. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 20 TUESDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO NORTH 25 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. FOG BANKS DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. WEST SCOTIAN SLOPE. WIND WEST 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND BACKING TO NORTH 30 NEAR NOON TUESDAY. RAIN BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. EASTERN SHORE - WESTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TO LIGHT LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 TUESDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 25 TUESDAY EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BANKS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. FOG BANKS DISSIPATING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERN SHORE - EASTERN HALF SABLE - EASTERN HALF FOURCHU. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS EVENING AND TO LIGHT LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 TUESDAY MORNING AND 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 SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TO LIGHT LATE OVERNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 TUESDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 25 TUESDAY EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BANKS BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. FOG BANKS DISSIPATING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EAST SCOTIAN SLOPE - WESTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 NEAR NOON AND TO LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 LATE OVERNIGHT AND TO SOUTH 35 TUESDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 25 TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO WESTERLY 30 TUESDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG BANKS ENDING NEAR NOON. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BANKS BEGINNING LATE OVERNIGHT. EAST SCOTIAN SLOPE - EASTERN HALF. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 NEAR NOON AND TO LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 LATE OVERNIGHT AND TO SOUTH 35 TUESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG BANKS ENDING NEAR NOON. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BANKS BEGINNING LATE OVERNIGHT. BANQUEREAU. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 20 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND TO SOUTH 35 NEAR NOON TUESDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING NEAR NOON TUESDAY. FOG PATCHES. LAURENTIAN FAN. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 30 KNOTS 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. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 IN THE WRECKHOUSE AREA. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 NEAR NOON THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT LATE 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 NEAR NOON. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING NEAR NOON TUESDAY. FOG PATCHES. NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT - EASTERN HALF GULF - MAGDALEN - EASTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 THIS AFTERNOON AND TO LIGHT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 20 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TO NORTHERLY 30 TUESDAY EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. 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 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTHERLY 20 TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING. ANTICOSTI - WESTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO LIGHT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 20 TUESDAY EVENING. ANTICOSTI - EASTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO LIGHT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO 20 TUESDAY EVENING. SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. END