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East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NST 07 March 2026

Tonight and Sunday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to southwest 35 late overnight and to southwest 35 to 45 Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 25 to 35 Sunday afternoon.

Rain and fog banks Sunday.

Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 4 overnight.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 07 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday. Seas 2 to 3 metres becoming 3 to 5 Sunday morning except 2 to 3 over northern sections Sunday late in the day.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 07 March 2026
Monday Wind southwest 25 knots.
Tuesday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots.
Wednesday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 7 March 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday 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 7 March 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday

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 5001N 5302W to 5141N 4949W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 7 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4510N 4930W to 4540N 4345W to 4820N 4140W to 5210N
4630W to 5930N 5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W
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 07 March 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 7 March 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Sunday trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:58 PM NST 7 March 2026 A trough of low pressure will approach the marine district from
Quebec tonight before lying over the Gulf of St. Lawrence by Sunday
evening. Gale to storm force southwesterlies will continue to spread
across the district tonight, ahead of the trough.

Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Funk Island Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining
waters.

Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Belle Isle Bank.

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