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Gulf - Magdalen

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 11 February 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind east 15 knots increasing to northeasterly 25 early this evening and to northwest 35 Thursday morning.

Scattered flurries changing to snow overnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.

Temperatures near minus 2.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 11 February 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 after midnight and to 2 to 3 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 11 February 2026
Friday Wind westerly 25 to 35 knots becoming northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15.
Sunday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 11 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Ice pressure warning in effect. 4 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice along the Prince Edward Island coast and along parts of the Cape Breton Island coast. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coast. Strong ice pressure along the coast of Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton developing Thursday afternoon. 

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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 11 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4715N 5915W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice pressure warning in effect.

4 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 plus
tenths grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice along the
Prince Edward Island coast and along parts of the Cape Breton Island
coast. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coast.
Strong ice pressure along the coast of Prince Edward Island and Cape
Breton developing Thursday afternoon.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:52 PM EST 11 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4720N 5250W to 4725N 4850W to 4840N 4830W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Gulf - Magdalen

Issued 3:30 PM AST 11 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.

Ice pressure warning in effect

Gulf - Magdalen

Issued 10:00 AM EST 11 February 2026

Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM AST 11 February 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 3:30 p.m. AST today deepening low 992 mb located over LaHave
Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Thursday low 984 mb located over Banquereau.

At 8:00 p.m. AST Thursday departing low 984 mb located over
Newfoundland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:10 PM AST 11 February 2026 A low pressure system over LaHave Bank will continue to deepen as it
passes south of Nova Scotia today and tonight. Strong to gale force
east to southeast winds ahead of and north of the track of the low
shift to strong to gale force westerlies south of it.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope, eastern shore,
Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan,
Northumberland Strait - eastern half, Gulf-Magdalen, and Anticosti -
southwestern half.

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