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Cabot Strait - northern half

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Issued 03:30 PM ADT 16 October 2026

Tonight and Saturday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind light increasing to south 20 knots this evening and to southerly 35 late overnight with gusts to 60 in the Wreckhouse area overnight. Wind becoming westerly 35 Saturday morning then diminishing to northwest 30 Saturday evening.

Rain overnight and Saturday morning. Scattered showers Saturday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 16 October 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 early this morning and to 1 to 2 near noon. Seas building to 2 to 3 late overnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 16 October 2026
Sunday Wind northwest 30 knots.
Monday Wind light increasing to southwest 25 knots.
Tuesday Wind southwest 20 knots veering to northwest 15.

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Baie-Comeau Airport Halifax Harbour - 44258 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 North Cape Winterland Branch Hill Summerside Wreckhouse East Scotia Slope - 44137 Stephenville St. Lawrence Burgeo Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Banquereau - 44139 Sept-Îles Airport Port aux Basques LaHave Bank - 44150 Sagona Island Mont-Joli Airport Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island La Pocatière Kouchibouguac Cap-d'Espoir Grand Manan New Carlisle Fundy Park (Alma) Pointe-au-Père Miramichi Port Menier Charlo Île Bicquette Bathurst Airport Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Pointe-des-Monts 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 19 May 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.
 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 16 October 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 17 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near
4837N 5306W to 5130N 4945W to 5245N 4945W to 6000N 5800W to 6125N
5445W to 5845N 4530W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Cabot Strait - northern half

Issued 3:30 PM ADT 16 October 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM ADT 16 October 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today low 998 mb located over eastern Ontario.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight low 996 mb located over Maine.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT Saturday low 996 mb located northeast of
Anticosti Island.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Saturday departing low 981 mb located north
of Newfoundland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:59 PM ADT 16 October 2026 A low pressure system over Eastern Ontario will continue to track
eastward across the Maritimes tonight through Saturday morning to lie
north of Newfoundland Saturday afternoon. Strong to gale force
southerly winds will veer to strong to gale force northwesterlies in
its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau,
Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, Chaleur - Miscou and
Anticosti.

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