Weather

Fog implies visibility less than 1 mile.

Strait of Belle Isle.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind light increasing to northeast 15 knots near noon and to 35 this

afternoon. Wind diminishing to north 25 near midnight and to

northwest 15 early Friday morning. Snow ending early Friday morning.

Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. Temperatures minus 7 rising to

minus 2 this afternoon then falling to minus 7 Friday evening.

Northeast Gulf - northwestern half

Gulf - Port au Port - northwestern half.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind northeast 20 knots increasing to 40 near noon then diminishing

to north 25 late this evening. Wind diminishing to north 10 to 15

early Friday morning. Snow ending early Friday morning. Visibility 1

mile or less in snow. Temperatures near minus 2.

Northeast Gulf - southeastern half

Gulf - Port au Port - southeastern half.

Storm Warning in effect.

Wind east 30 knots increasing to southwest 40 this afternoon and to

55 early this evening. Wind diminishing to southwest 25 to 35 after

midnight and to north 10 to 15 Friday morning. Snow changing to rain

near noon then to flurries early this evening. Visibility 1 mile or

less in precipitation. Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 4 this

afternoon then falling to minus 1 this evening.

Southwest coast.

Storm Warning in effect.

Wind east 35 knots increasing to southwest 40 near noon and to 50

early this evening. Wind diminishing to southwest 35 near midnight

and to 25 early Friday morning. Wind diminishing to west 15 Friday

afternoon. Rain ending this afternoon. Visibility as low as 1 mile

in rain. Temperatures plus 4 falling to minus 1 Friday afternoon.

South Coast

East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to southwest 35 to 45 near noon

then diminishing to 25 early Friday morning. Wind diminishing to

light Friday afternoon. Freezing drizzle and fog patches ending

early this evening.

East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis

northeast coast - cape St. John and south.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to 30 near noon and to southwest

35 to 45 late this afternoon. Wind diminishing to southwest 25

Friday morning and to west 10 to 15 Friday afternoon. Snow changing

to showers early this afternoon and ending early this evening.

Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Temperatures minus 3

rising to plus 2 this afternoon.

Northeast coast - north of cape St. John.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind light increasing to east 25 knots near noon and to southwest 25

to 35 early this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Friday

morning. Snow ending early Friday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less

in snow. Temperatures minus 3 to zero.

Belle Isle Bank.

Wind southwest 15 knots diminishing to light this afternoon then

increasing to northeast 25 early this evening. Wind backing to

northwest 25 late overnight. Snow beginning near noon and ending

Friday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. Temperatures

minus 3 to zero.

Funk Island Bank.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 this afternoon and

to southwest 40 this evening. Wind diminishing to southwest 25 near

noon Friday and to northwest 15 Friday evening. Snow changing to

showers early this afternoon and ending this evening. Visibility 1

mile or less in precipitation. Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 3

this afternoon.

Northern Grand Banks.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to southwest 40 this afternoon

then diminishing to 25 Friday morning. Wind diminishing to light

Friday afternoon. Rain ending this evening. Visibility as low as 1

mile in rain.

Southeastern Grand Banks.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 30 to 40 knots diminishing to 25 this evening and to

15 Friday morning. Wind increasing to northeast 20 Friday evening.

Periods of drizzle and fog patches.

Southwestern Grand Banks.

Gale Warning in effect.

Wind southwest 40 knots diminishing to 25 this evening and to 15

Friday morning. Wind diminishing to light Friday evening. Periods of

drizzle and fog patches.

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