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East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NST 18 February 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots becoming northwest 35 late overnight. Wind northwest 35 Thursday.

Rain or snow becoming snow this evening then flurries Thursday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 18 February 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 3 to 5 Thursday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 18 February 2026
Friday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots becoming west 25 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind west 25 knots increasing to north 25 to 35.
Sunday Wind north 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday 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 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

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 5442N 5309W to 5734N 5730W to 6200N
5902W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 18 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4605N 4810W to 4740N 4525W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 6005N 4950W to 5840N 4505W 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 8:00 PM NST 18 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 8:00 PM NST 18 February 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight low 967 mb located northeast of the
Grand Banks.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Thursday low 970 mb located east of Funk Island
Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:54 PM NST 18 February 2026 An intense low pressure system northeast of the Grand Banks will
continue tracking northeast before lying east of Funk Island Bank
overnight tonight. This low will slowly drift further out to sea on
Thursday. Gale to storm force northeasterlies to westerlies will
diminish to strong to gale force northerlies to westerlies by
Thursday morning.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Funk Island Bank and the Southern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in
effect for all remaining waters except Strait of Belle Isle - western
half, Gulf waters, and Southwest Coast.

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