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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 18 February 2026

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind southerly 15 knots except light over eastern sections. Wind becoming easterly 15 this morning then backing to northerly 15 this evening. Wind increasing to northwest 25 Thursday morning with gusts to 35 in the Honguedo Strait.

Periods of snow ending after midnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.

A risk of freezing spray over southeastern sections Thursday late in the day.

Temperatures near minus 3.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 18 February 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 early this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 18 February 2026
Friday Wind northwest 25 knots.
Saturday Wind northerly 25 knots.
Sunday Wind north 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 February 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday Open water except 2 tenths grey ice along parts of the coasts. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Cap-Chat Burgeo Île Bicquette New Carlisle Îles de la Madeleine Airport Port Menier Summerside North Cape Pointe-au-Père Mont-Joli Airport La Pocatière Wreckhouse Banquereau - 44139 Port aux Basques Sagona Island Gaspé Airport LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Western Head Winterland Branch Hill Île aux Perroquets Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Pointe-des-Monts Saint John Airport Sept-Îles Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Miscou Island Île Rouge Kouchibouguac Pointe-Noire Kouchibouguac Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Grand Manan Fundy Park (Alma) Miramichi Charlo West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Bathurst Airport Baie-Comeau Airport Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Cap-d'Espoir Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Rivière-la-Madeleine McNabs Island Lunenburg Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 February 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4715N 5915W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 2 tenths grey ice along parts of the coasts.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 17 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4654N 5256W to 4640N 4810W to 4810N 4630W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 6005N 4950W to 5840N 4505W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM AST 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low 967 mb located over the southern
Grand Banks.
By 3:30 p.m. AST today departing low 966 mb located over the
northeastern Grand Banks.

At 3:00 a.m. AST today trough located from New Brunswick to the
Gulf of Maine.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Thursday dissipating trough located over the
eastern Marine District.

At 3:30 p.m. AST Thursday ridge located west of the Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:46 AM AST 18 February 2026 An intense low pressure system over the Southern Grand Banks will
continue moving northeastward into the Labrador Sea tonight. Gale to
storm force northerlies over extreme eastern waters diminish to
strong to gale force westerlies this morning. Strong northerlies will
persist for most of the region until Thursday afternoon when a ridge
of high pressure moves in from the west.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Banquereau - southeastern half and Laurentian Fan - eastern half.
Gale warnings are in effect for Banquereau - northwestern half and
Laurentian Fan - western half.

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