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Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 16 January 2026

Tonight and Saturday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to west 25 to 30 after midnight and to west 15 to 20 early Saturday morning. Wind diminishing to light Saturday evening.

Snow ending this evening. Flurries Saturday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray ending Saturday morning.

Temperatures minus 4 falling to minus 12 Saturday morning then rising to minus 6 Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 16 January 2026
Sunday Wind variable 15 knots.
Monday Wind northeast 25 to 35 knots becoming west 25 to 35.
Tuesday Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to west 30.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 16 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday 3 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice. Consolidated grey-white ice along parts of the coast. 

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Map of Atlantic - Newfoundland marine weather areas Eskasoni (First Nations) Heath Point Bonavista Wreckhouse St.Paul Island Winterland Branch Hill Twillingate Stephenville Airport Burgeo St. Lawrence St. John's Int'l Airport St. Anthony Airport Grates Cove Cape Race Grand Étang Sagona Island North Mountain Port aux Basques Ingonish Beach La Scie Ferolle Point Englee Daniel's Harbour Corner Brook Cartwright Airport East Point West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Blanc-Sablon Airport East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Cap Whittle Chevery Banquereau - 44139 Charlottetown Airport Mary's Harbour North Cape Natashquan Airport Argentia J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Berry Hill Long Pond Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island Marticot Island Pool's Island
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 16 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia near 4500N 6510W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6327W to 4432N
6251W to 4539N 5917W to 4704N 6000W to 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

3 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice. Consolidated
grey-white ice along parts of the coast.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Chaleur - Miscou

Issued 3:30 PM AST 16 January 2026

'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Freezing spray warning in effect

Chaleur - Miscou

Issued 3:30 PM AST 16 January 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM AST 16 January 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. AST today trough located over eastern Laurentian Fan.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing trough located on a line
north-south over the Grand Banks.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight approaching ridge located over New England.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight quasi-stationary low located over the
Great Lakes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:08 PM AST 16 January 2026 A trough over Banquereau and Laurentian Fan is continuing to slowly
move east of the district this evening. As this trough progresses
gale to storm force westerlies behind it are forecast.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope - northwestern half,
Fourchu, Banquereau, and Laurentian Fan. Gale warnings are in effect
for all remaining maritime waters.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Northumberland Strait, Gulf-Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou, and
Anticosti.

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