Cabot Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 11 February 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light late this morning then increasing to east 15 this evening. Wind increasing to east 25 after midnight then backing to northerly 20 Thursday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 30 Thursday evening.
Snow beginning near midnight changing to flurries Thursday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Temperatures near minus 1.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 10 February 2026 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to4315N 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 3 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey ice near
Cape North. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 10 February 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 11 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near4720N 5250W to 4755N 4900W to 4840N 4830W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 11 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. AST today dissipating ridge located over the centralMarine District.
At 10:00 a.m. AST today deepening low 998 mb located over Browns
Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Thursday low 984 mb located over Banquereau.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:45 AM AST 11 February 2026 A low pressure system will develop in the Gulf of Maine this morningand deepen as it passes south of Nova Scotia. Strong to gale force
east to southeast winds are expected to develop ahead of and north of
the track of the low. Gale force westerlies are expected to develop
south of the low this evening.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope, eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian
Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Northumberland Strait -
eastern half, Gulf-Magdalen, and Anticosti - southwestern half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- 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 - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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