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Northumberland Strait - western half

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Issued 03:00 AM AST 19 January 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind light becoming northwesterly 15 knots early this morning then backing to southwesterly 10 to 15 early this evening. Wind increasing to southwest 20 Tuesday morning and to west 30 near noon Tuesday.

Flurries ending near noon. Flurries overnight and Tuesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray beginning near noon Tuesday.

Temperatures zero falling to minus 11 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 19 January 2026
Wednesday Wind west 25 knots.
Thursday Wind southwest 20 knots diminishing to light.
Friday Wind light increasing to west 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 7 tenths new ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along the southern Prince Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice along parts of the coasts. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

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

7 tenths new ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along the
southern Prince Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice
along parts of the coasts.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Northumberland Strait - western half

Issued 03:00 AM AST 19 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 3:00 AM AST 19 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today intensifying low 996 mb located over West
Scotian Slope.
By 3:30 p.m. AST today low 981 mb located over eastern Newfoundland.

At 3:30 p.m. AST today low located over the Gulf of Maine.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Tuesday low located over the northeastern Gulf
of St. Lawrence.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:43 AM AST 19 January 2026 A low pressure system over West Scotian Slope this morning will track
northeastward to lie over Newfoundland this afternoon. Strong to gale
force northeasterlies are expected north of the low's track and gale
to storm force southwesterlies south of the low's track.

A second low over the Gulf of Maine this afternoon will move
northeast to lie over the Northeastern Gulf of St Lawrence Tuesday
afternoon. Strong to gale force southwest to westerlies are expected
south and west of this low.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope - southern half and Laurentian Fan. Gale warnings
are in effect for Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, southwestern
shore, LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope, eastern shore, Sable, East
Scotian Slope - northern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, and
Anticosti.

Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, and all Gulf of St Lawrence waters.

Atlantic - Newfoundland Area

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