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Browns Bank

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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM ADT 15 March 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind light increasing to southeast 15 knots near midnight and to southeast 25 early Monday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 35 near noon Monday then veering to south 40 Monday afternoon.

Rain and fog patches Monday afternoon and evening with a risk of thunderstorms.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM ADT 15 March 2026
Tonight and Monday. Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less this evening then building to 1 to 2 early Monday morning. Seas building to 2 to 3 near noon Monday and to 3 to 5 Monday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 15 March 2026
Tuesday Wind south 45 knots diminishing to southwest 25 to 30 in the afternoon.
Wednesday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to light late in the day.
Thursday Wind light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Ice free. 

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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 EDT 15 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4437N 6325W to 4419N 6258W
to 4602N 5807W to Newfoundland near 4740N 5814W. Sea ice north of
the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:50 PM EDT 15 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4555N 4840W to 4550N 4440W to 4815N 4300W to 5220N
4615W to 5650N 5345W to 5930N 5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5815N 4855W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Browns Bank

Issued 8:00 PM ADT 15 March 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 8:00 PM ADT 15 March 2026 Tonight and Monday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight ridge located from New Brunswick to East
Scotian Slope.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Monday departing ridge located over the eastern
Marine District.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT Monday low 988 mb located over the Great Lakes.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Monday low 988 mb located over southern Quebec.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:14 PM ADT 15 March 2026 A low pressure system near the Great Lakes Monday morning will move
eastward throughout the day. Increasing southerly winds will reach
gale force across most of the region ahead of the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
regions except Northumberland Strait - western half and
Chaleur-Miscou.

Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Anticosti.

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