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Browns Bank

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM AST 16 January 2026

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind west 40 knots diminishing to west 20 this evening and to light after midnight. Wind increasing to southwest 10 to 15 Saturday morning and to southwest 25 Saturday afternoon.

Flurries ending after midnight. Showers and fog patches Saturday evening.

Temperatures plus 3 rising to plus 8 Saturday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 16 January 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 this morning then subsiding to 2 to 3 Saturday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 16 January 2026
Sunday Wind southwest 20 knots.
Monday Wind east 25 to 35 knots becoming west 25 to 35.
Tuesday Wind west 25 to 30 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 16 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Ice free. 

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

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 16 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 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
5000N 5532W to 5045N 5245W to 5215N 4945W to 5315N 4945W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5845N 4735W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Browns Bank

Issued 10:00 AM AST 16 January 2026

'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 AST 16 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. AST today trough located from East Scotian Slope to
the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing trough located on a line
north-south over the Grand Banks.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight approaching ridge located over New England.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight quasi-stationary low located over the
Great Lakes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:43 AM AST 16 January 2026 A stalled trough extending from East Scotian Slope to the Gulf of St.
Lawrence will continue to slowly move east of the district this
evening. Gale to storm force southerlies ahead of the trough this
morning will veer to gale to storm force westerlies behind it.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau, and
Laurentian Fan. Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining
maritime waters.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Northumberland Strait, Gulf-Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou, and
Anticosti.

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