Anticosti
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 18 January 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind light becoming southerly 15 knots near noon then diminishing to light late this evening. Wind increasing to northeast 15 early Monday morning then backing to north 20 near noon Monday. Wind backing to west 15 Monday evening.
Flurries this afternoon tonight and Monday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Temperatures near minus 3.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM AST 18 January 2026
Anticosti - eastern half
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Anticosti - western half
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 near noon then subsiding
to 1 or less Monday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 18 January 2026
Tuesday
Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to west 35
in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind west 35 knots.
Thursday
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to northeast
20.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 January 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts.
Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 January 2026 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to NovaScotia 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
Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts.
Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 17 January 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5000N 5532W to 5030N 5230W to 5200N 4915W to 5315N 4915W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5900N 4735W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM AST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:00 a.m. AST today departing trough located over thesoutheastern Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 1002 mb located southwest
of Georges Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Monday low 976 mb located over eastern
Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:50 AM AST 18 January 2026 A developing low pressure system will approach the marine districtfrom the southwest today. The low will intensify as it tracks
northeastward to the south of Nova Scotia Monday morning to lie over
Newfoundland Monday afternoon. Winds will increase to strong to gale
force northeasterlies north of the low's track and gale to near storm
force southwesterlies south of the low's track.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope,
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau,
Laurentian Fan and Cabot Strait.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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