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Northeast Coast

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 09 March 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots except southwest 15 over southeastern sections. Wind becoming northwest 15 near noon except west 25 over southeastern sections. Wind becoming variable 10 to 15 this afternoon then increasing to south 20 near midnight. Wind increasing to southwest 25 to 35 early Tuesday morning and to southwest 35 to 45 late Tuesday morning except southwest 45 to 55 over northern sections. Wind becoming west 25 to 35 Tuesday afternoon.

Snow or rain and fog patches ending near noon.

Temperatures minus 4 to plus 2 rising to plus 4 Tuesday afternoon then falling to minus 4 to zero Tuesday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 09 March 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late overnight then subsiding to 1 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 09 March 2026
Wednesday Wind northwest 25 knots.
Thursday Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35.
Friday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Bergy water except 5 tenths new ice including 1 tenth first-year ice in the northern section. Consolidated first-year ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W to
Newfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5001N 5302W to 5141N 4949W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 5 tenths new ice including 1 tenth first-year ice
in the northern section. Consolidated first-year ice in a few
sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 8 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Less than 10 icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Northeast Coast

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 09 March 2026

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are 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 10:00 AM NDT 9 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing trough located east of Funk
Island Bank.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday deepening low 990 mb located over western
Labrador.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday low 979 mb located northeast of Belle
Isle Bank.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:55 AM NDT 9 March 2026 A trough of low pressure over Newfoundland will continue to track
eastward to lie east of the marine district by this evening. Strong
to gale force southwesterlies will continue over the eastern half of
the district today ahead of the trough.

Meanwhile, a deepening low pressure system over Western Labrador
tonight will track across Northern Belle Isle Bank on Tuesday before
moving northeast of the region by Tuesday evening. Gale to storm
force southwesterlies ahead of the low tonight will veer to gale to
storm force northwesterlies on Tuesday as it passes.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank and Funk
Island Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for Gulf waters and Northern
Grand Banks.

Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Belle Isle Bank.

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