East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 22 April 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind north 25 knots diminishing to variable 15 to 20 near noon then becoming northwest 20 near midnight. Wind backing to west 15 Thursday afternoon.
Rain or freezing rain ending near midnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.
Temperatures near zero.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 22 April 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 22 April 2026
Friday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
north 25 in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind north 25 to 35 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 22 April 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4624N 4549Wto 5530N 5230W to 5700N 5600W to 6045N 5800W to 6200N 5700W then
northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 21 April 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5400W to 4415N 5210W to 4340N 4630W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5740N 4850W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
10 to 25 icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 22 April 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today low 1004 mb located over the southwesternGrand Banks.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Thursday low 1001 mb located over the Northeast
Coast of Newfoundland.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today quasi-stationary ridge located on a line
north-south over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:55 AM NDT 22 April 2026 A low pressure system over the Southwestern Grand Banks will tracknorthwards today just east of the Avalon Peninsula and then
northwestwards tonight to lie over the Northeast Coast on Thursday
morning where it will weaken. A period of strong to gale force
northerlies to northwesterlies are expected to the west of its track.
Over southern waters winds will diminish as the low moves away, while
over northern waters winds will diminish as the system weakens.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle
Bank, and Southwestern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- 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 - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northwestern half
- Laurentian Fan - southeastern 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
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