FQCN13 CWHX 070600 MARINE FORECASTS FOR THE MARITIMES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:00 A.M. ADT SUNDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2008 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 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 SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 NEAR NOON MONDAY WITH GUSTS TO 20 IN CHIGNECTO BAY. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG ENDING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. LURCHER. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 35 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 20 TO 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND VEERING TO NORTHWEST 15 OVERNIGHT. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG ENDING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. BROWNS BANK GEORGES BANK. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHEAST 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 NEAR NOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 25 THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 10 TO 15 OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING AND ENDING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHWESTERN SHORE. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 THIS EVENING. WIND VEERING TO WEST 15 MONDAY MORNING. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING AND ENDING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. LAHAVE BANK WEST SCOTIAN SLOPE. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 NEAR NOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 20 TO 25 THIS EVENING. WIND VEERING TO WEST 15 MONDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND FOG BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING AND ENDING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. EASTERN SHORE FOURCHU. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 35 LATE THIS MORNING THEN VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 25 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 MONDAY EVENING. RAIN BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AND ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. FOG DISSIPATING THIS EVENING. SABLE EAST SCOTIAN SLOPE. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTH 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 THIS MORNING AND TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 NEAR NOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 THIS EVENING AND TO 20 TO 25 OVERNIGHT. WIND VEERING TO WEST 15 NEAR NOON MONDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND ENDING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. FOG DISSIPATING THIS EVENING. BANQUEREAU. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 MONDAY MORNING. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING MONDAY MORNING. LAURENTIAN FAN. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 MONDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 MONDAY EVENING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING MONDAY MORNING. CABOT STRAIT. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 10 TO 15 THIS MORNING AND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 IN THE WRECKHOUSE AREA. WIND DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 THIS EVENING AND INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 35 OVERNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MONDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT. NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 20 TO 25 NEAR NOON AND BECOMING VARIABLE 15 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTH 15 THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 NEAR NOON MONDAY THEN DIMINISHING TO LIGHT MONDAY EVENING. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG PATCHES CHANGING TO CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. GULF - MAGDALEN. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 NEAR NOON AND INCREASING TO 25 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 FROM MARGAREE HARBOUR TO BAY ST. LAWRENCE. WIND BACKING TO NORTHEAST 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG PATCHES CHANGING TO CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. CHALEUR - MISCOU. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 NEAR NOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO NORTH 10 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MONDAY MORNING. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG PATCHES CHANGING TO CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. ANTICOSTI - WESTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND VARIABLE 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO 20 NEAR NOON THEN DIMINISHING TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON MONDAY. SHOWERS AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG PATCHES ENDING MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. ANTICOSTI - EASTERN HALF. STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. WIND VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25 THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 MONDAY MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT MONDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AT TIMES HEAVY AND FOG PATCHES ENDING MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. END