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Cabot Strait

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Issued 03:00 AM AST 19 February 2026

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind north 20 knots backing to northwest 25 early this morning. Wind northwest 25 tonight and Friday.

Flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray beginning Friday afternoon.

Temperatures minus 1 falling to minus 6 Friday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 19 February 2026
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 2 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 19 February 2026
Saturday Wind northwest 25 to 30 knots increasing to north 35 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind north 35 knots diminishing to north 20.
Monday Wind northeast 15 knots increasing to east 30.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 2 tenths first-year ice near the Cape Breton Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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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 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

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 first-year ice near the Cape Breton
Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 18 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4605N 4810W to 4740N 4525W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 6005N 4950W to 5840N 4505W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Cabot Strait

Issued 03:00 AM AST 19 February 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 3:00 AM AST 19 February 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:30 p.m. AST today ridge located over New England.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Friday ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over the central Marine District.

At 8:00 p.m. AST Friday intensifying low 999 mb located southwest
of Georges Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:24 AM AST 19 February 2026 A cold northwest flow will develop over northern and eastern waters
tonight and Friday. Freezing spray over open water is expected in
this northwest flow.

Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Cabot Strait, Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern half and
Anticosti.

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