FQCN20 CWHX 181918 MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE MARITIMES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:18 P.M. AST WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2024. TONIGHT A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTHWEST OF LONGITUDE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO LIE OVER BANQUEREAU ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG TO GALE FORCE SOUTHWESTERLIES AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL SHIFT TO STRONG WESTERLIES IN ITS WAKE. MARINE INTERESTS ARE ADVISED THAT GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EAST SCOTIAN SLOPE, BANQUEREAU, LAURENTIAN FAN. END/