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Gulf - Port au Port

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NST 23 January 2026

Tonight and Saturday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southwest 30 knots veering to northwest 25 this evening then increasing to northwest 35 near noon Saturday.

Flurries. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray except severe freezing spray over northwestern sections Saturday afternoon and evening.

Temperatures minus 7 to plus 1 falling to minus 17 to minus 9 Saturday morning.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 23 January 2026
Tonight and Saturday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 near midnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 23 January 2026
Sunday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Monday Wind northwest 20 knots veering to northeast 20.
Tuesday Wind northeast 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 23 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Open water except 4 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey ice along parts of the coasts. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 23 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

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 4822N 6159W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 4 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey ice along
parts of the coasts. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered
bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 23 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
4925N 5400W to 4945N 5130W to 5030N 5000W to 5115N 5000W to 5945N
5730W to 6235N 5330W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Gulf - Port au Port

Issued 8:00 PM NST 23 January 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.

Freezing spray warning in effect

Gulf - Port au Port

Issued 8:00 PM NST 23 January 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is 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 NST 23 January 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight departing low 982 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.

At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight low 999 mb located over Northeast Gulf.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Saturday low 974 mb located east of Belle Isle
Bank.

At 10:00 a.m. NST Saturday trough from low located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Grand Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Saturday trough from low located east of the
Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:57 PM NST 23 January 2026 A low pressure system over the Northeast Gulf will track eastward
across the district tonight to lie east of Funk Island Bank by
Saturday morning. Strong to gale force westerlies to southwesterlies
are expected to develop over most waters ahead of the low tonight
then will shift to strong to gale force westerlies to northwesterlies
in its wake.

A trough from this low is forecast to sweep across the Southern Grand
Banks on Saturday. Strong to gale force southwesterlies will develop
ahead of the trough Saturday afternoon and shift to strong to gale
force west to northwesterlies as the trough passes.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Strait of Belle Isle and Northeast Gulf.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except Southeastern Grand Banks.

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