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Northeast Gulf

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 23 January 2026

Tonight and Saturday.

Wind light except southwest 30 knots over southern sections this evening. Wind becoming northwest 15 to 20 near midnight then increasing to northwest 25 Saturday morning.

Flurries. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray beginning Saturday morning.

Temperatures minus 10 to minus 2 falling to minus 16 to minus 8 near noon Saturday.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 23 January 2026
Tonight and Saturday. Seas 1 metre or less except 2 to 3 over southern sections. Seas becoming 1 to 2 near midnight except 2 to 3 over southern sections. Seas building to 2 to 3 near noon Saturday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 23 January 2026
Sunday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Monday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to north 10 to 15.
Tuesday Wind northeast 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 23 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Open water except 4 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey ice along parts of the coasts. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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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 23 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 4822N 6159W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 4 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey ice along
parts of the coasts. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered
bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 23 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
4925N 5400W to 4945N 5130W to 5030N 5000W to 5115N 5000W to 5945N
5730W to 6235N 5330W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Northeast Gulf

Issued 3:30 PM NST 23 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 NST 23 January 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. NST today low 984 mb located east of Funk Island Bank.
By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight departing low 982 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.

At 3:30 p.m. NST today low 1002 mb located near Anticosti Island.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Saturday low 977 mb located east of Funk Island
Bank.

At 10:00 a.m. NST Saturday trough from 986 mb low located on a
line northeast-southwest over the Grand Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Saturday trough from low located east of the
Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:19 PM NST 23 January 2026 A low pressure system east of Funk Island Bank will depart to the
east this evening. Strong to gale force westerlies to northwesterlies
will diminish as the low departs.

A second low pressure system near Anticosti Island will track
eastward across the district tonight to lie east of Funk Island Bank
by Saturday morning. Strong to gale force westerlies to
southwesterlies are expected to develop over most waters ahead of the
low tonight then to strong to gale force westerlies to
northwesterlies in its wake.

A trough from the second low is forecast to sweep across the Southern
Grand Banks on Saturday. Strong to gale force southwesterlies will
develop ahead of the trough Saturday afternoon and shift to strong to
gale force west to northwesterlies as the trough passes.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Strait of Belle Isle and Northeast Gulf.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except Southeastern Grand Banks.

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