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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NST 18 February 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to northeast 25 near midnight then backing to north 15 to 20 late overnight. Wind diminishing to north 10 to 15 near noon Thursday then backing to northwest 15 to 20 Thursday evening.

Flurries ending overnight.

Temperatures near minus 2.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 18 February 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Thursday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 18 February 2026
Friday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 late in the day.
Saturday Wind north 25 knots increasing to northeast 25 to 35.
Sunday Wind north 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 5 tenths grey-white ice along parts of the Newfoundland coast and in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the Quebec coast. 

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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 18 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

Open water except 5 tenths grey-white ice along parts of the
Newfoundland coast and in the extreme northeastern section.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the Quebec coast.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 18 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4605N 4810W to 4740N 4525W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 6005N 4950W to 5840N 4505W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM NST 18 February 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight low 967 mb located northeast of the
Grand Banks.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Thursday low 970 mb located east of Funk Island
Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:54 PM NST 18 February 2026 An intense low pressure system northeast of the Grand Banks will
continue tracking northeast before lying east of Funk Island Bank
overnight tonight. This low will slowly drift further out to sea on
Thursday. Gale to storm force northeasterlies to westerlies will
diminish to strong to gale force northerlies to westerlies by
Thursday morning.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Funk Island Bank and the Southern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in
effect for all remaining waters except Strait of Belle Isle - western
half, Gulf waters, and Southwest Coast.

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