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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 15 January 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 after midnight then increasing to west 25 near noon Friday. Wind increasing to southwest 50 Friday afternoon then diminishing to west 35 Friday evening.

Rain and fog patches with a risk of thunderstorms this evening changing to flurries Friday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 15 January 2026
Tonight and Friday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this evening and to 4 to 6 near noon Friday. Seas building to 6 to 8 late Friday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 15 January 2026
Saturday Wind westerly 35 knots diminishing to southwest 25 in the morning.
Sunday Wind southwest 20 knots.
Monday Wind southeast 35 knots increasing to west 45.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 January 2026 Today Tonight and Friday Open water. Consolidated grey ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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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 Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 January 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia near 4500N 6510W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6327W to 4432N
6251W to 4539N 5917W to 4704N 6000W to 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water. Consolidated grey ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
5000N 5532W to 5045N 5245W to 5215N 4945W to 5315N 4945W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5845N 4735W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Fourchu

Issued 8:00 PM AST 15 January 2026

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots 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 8:00 PM AST 15 January 2026 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located from East Scotian Slope
to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Friday departing trough located on a line
north-south over the Grand Banks.

At 8:00 p.m. AST Friday approaching ridge located from New England
to Quebec.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:28 AM AST 16 January 2026 A stalled trough extending from East Scotian Slope to the Gulf of St.
Lawrence will slowly begin to move east of the district this
afternoon. Gale to storm force southerlies ahead of the trough this
morning will veer to gale to storm force westerlies behind it.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau, and
Laurentian Fan. Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining
maritime waters.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Northumberland Strait, Gulf-Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou, and
Anticosti.

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