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Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 07 March 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind southerly 10 to 15 knots increasing to south 25 this morning then veering to southwest 30 this evening. Wind diminishing to variable 15 Sunday afternoon and to light Sunday evening.

Scattered showers this afternoon tonight and Sunday. Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating Sunday evening.

Temperatures minus 7 rising to plus 5 overnight then falling to minus 2 Sunday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 07 March 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday. Mainly ice covered.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 07 March 2026
Monday Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to southwest 30 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind westerly 25 to 30 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15.
Wednesday Wind northeasterly 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 March 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday 9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice in the southern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. 

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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 6 March 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4549N 5807W to 4708N 5834W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 tenths
grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice in the southern
section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:46 PM EST 6 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 7 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4455N 4955W to 4545N 4525W to 4820N 4140W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM AST 7 March 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low located south of West Scotian Slope.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight dissipating low located south of East
Scotian Slope.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located over Quebec.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Sunday trough located over the Gulf of
St. Lawrence.

At 3:00 a.m. AST today departing ridge located over the southeastern
Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:44 AM AST 7 March 2026 A trough of low pressure will approach from the west today and
tonight to lie over the Gulf of St. Lawrence Sunday afternoon.
Winds will increase to strong to gale force southwesterlies ahead of
the trough.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau northern half, Cabot Strait, Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern
half and Anticosti - southeastern half.

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