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Issued 03:00 AM NST 15 December 2025

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Hurricane force wind warning in effect.

Wind east 25 knots increasing to south 35 this morning then veering to southwest 35 to 45 this afternoon. Wind increasing to southwest 55 to 65 this evening then becoming west 55 overnight. Wind diminishing to west 35 to 45 Tuesday morning and to northwest 25 near noon Tuesday.

Snow or rain becoming rain and fog banks early this morning then flurries this evening and ending overnight. Flurries Tuesday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation and in fog banks.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 15 December 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 3 to 5 metres building to 5 to 7 this evening and to 8 to 11 near midnight. Seas subsiding to 6 to 8 Tuesday morning and to 4 to 6 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 15 December 2025
Wednesday Wind northwest 25 knots backing to southwest 25 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots becoming northwest 25.
Friday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to south 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 December 2025 Today Tonight and Monday Bergy water. 

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

Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 December 2025 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4934N 5429W to 4941N 5429W
to 5018N 5539W to 5117N 5503W to 5341N 5526W to 5633N 6011W to 5928N
6239W to Labrador near 6018N 6424W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 14 December 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 15 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near
4730N 5239W to 4715N 4945W to 5115N 4745W to 5945N 5730W to 6155N
5330W to 6005N 4945W to 5900N 4600W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs north of the
iceberg limit.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Hurricane force wind warning in effect

East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Issued 05:55 AM NST 15 December 2025

'Hurricane' force winds of 64 knots or above are 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 NST 15 December 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 988 mb located south of
Nova Scotia.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Tuesday low 941 mb located over northeastern Funk
Island Bank.

At 3:00 a.m. NST today departing ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over Belle Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:59 AM NST 15 December 2025 An intensifying low pressure system south of Nova Scotia will track
northwestward to cross Eastern Newfoundland tonight and Funk Island
Bank Tuesday morning. Gale force southwesterly winds will spread over
eastern waters while gale to storm force east to northeasterlies will
spread north of the low. Winds over all waters will shift to gale to
hurricane force southwesterlies to northerlies behind the low tonight
and Tuesday morning.

Marine interests are advised that hurricane force wind warnings are
in effect for East Coast, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, Funk
Island Bank, and Northern Grand Banks. Storm warnings are in effect
for all remaining waters except Gulf waters where gale warnings are
in effect.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, and
Belle Isle Bank.

Marine interests are further advised that water levels are expected
to exceed the highest astronomical tide with high waves and pounding
surf, impacting some coastal areas of Northeast Coast and East Coast
tonight into Tuesday morning, most significant near high tide.

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