Cabot Strait - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 10 December 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southerly 15 knots increasing to southeasterly 25 late overnight then veering to southwest 25 early Thursday afternoon.
Periods of rain Thursday.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 10 December 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less after midnight then
building to 2 early Thursday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 10 December 2025
Friday
Wind west 40 knots.
Saturday
Wind west 35 knots diminishing to west
25.
Sunday
Wind west 20 knots increasing to southeast
25.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 10 December 2025 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4723N 6136W to 4738N 6112W to 4744N6124W to 4734N 6159W to 4706N 6212W to 4706N 6147W to 4723N 6136W.
Sea ice within the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4551N 6201W to
Prince Edward Island near 4621N 6211W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6231W
to 4640N 6329W to 4736N 6409W to 4904N 6404W to 4925N 6516W to 4916N
6703W to 4956N 6635W to Anticosti Island near 4924N 6336W. Sea ice
west then north of the ice edge.
Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4949N 6317W to
4946N 5954W to 5106N 5804W to Newfoundland near 5029N 5728W. Sea ice
north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 10 December 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 11 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near4730N 5239W to 4745N 5030W to 5230N 5000W to 5945N 5730W to 6155N
5330W to 6005N 4945W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 10 December 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located over East Scotian Slope.By 3:00 a.m. AST Thursday departing trough located over Banquereau.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 990 mb located over southern Quebec.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Thursday low 982 mb located over the northern
Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:44 PM AST 10 December 2025 A trough of low pressure over East Scotian Slope will tracknortheastward across the southern marine district this evening.
Strong to gale force southerly winds are forecast ahead of this
feature.
A low pressure system over Southern Quebec will track across New
Brunswick Thursday morning to lie over Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence
waters Thursday afternoon. Strong to gale force easterly winds are
forecast ahead of the low. Strong to gale force westerly winds are
expected south of the low late in the day Thursday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, southwestern shore,
LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, Banquereau -
southeastern half, Laurentian Fan and Anticosti - northwestern half.
Additionally, a freezing spray warning is in effect for Anticosti -
northwestern half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port - northwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port - southeastern half
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Laurentian Fan - southwestern half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- 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 - northwestern half
- West Scotian Slope - southeastern half
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