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East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 16 February 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind east 20 knots increasing to northeast 30 this morning then backing to north 25 this afternoon. Wind diminishing to north 10 to 15 near midnight then increasing to northeast 25 Tuesday afternoon. Wind increasing to northeast 35 to 45 Tuesday evening.

Periods of snow ending near noon. Snow Tuesday late in the day.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 16 February 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 16 February 2026
Wednesday Wind northeast 45 knots backing to northwest 35 to 45 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Friday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 February 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Bergy water. 

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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 15 February 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W to
Newfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5130N 5415W to 5430N 5330W to 5730N 5815W to 6200N
5943W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4654N 5256W to 4643N 4843W to 4828N 4657W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 5920N 4740W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

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

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Issued 03:00 AM NST 16 February 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 or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM NST 16 February 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 999 mb located over Laurentian Fan.
By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight departing low 1005 mb located east of
the Grand Banks.

At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 993 mb located south of
the Maritimes.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Tuesday low 972 mb located south of Laurentian Fan.

At 3:00 a.m. NST today departing ridge located on a line north-south
over the eastern Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:58 AM NST 16 February 2026 A low pressure system over Northeastern Laurentian Fan will track
eastward across the Southern Grand Banks today. Strong to gale force
easterlies to southeasterlies ahead of the low will shift to strong
to gale force northerlies to westerlies in its wake.

A second low pressure system will move off Cape Hatteras today and
deepen as it approaches the marine district from the southwest
tonight. Gale to storm force east to northeasterlies will develop
over southern waters ahead of the low on Tuesday.

Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Southwestern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in effect for South
Coast, East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south, Northern Grand Banks,
and Southeastern Grand Banks.

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