Lurcher
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 24 January 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 early Sunday morning and to light Sunday afternoon. Wind increasing to east 30 Sunday evening.
Flurries ending Sunday morning. Snow Sunday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray ending Sunday morning.
Temperatures near minus 7.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 24 January 2026 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to NovaScotia 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.
Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Freezing spray warning in effect
Lurcher
Issued 8:00 PM AST 24 January 2026Moderate 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 AST 24 January 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located over the Great Lakes.By 8:00 p.m. AST Sunday ridge located from New Brunswick to East
Scotian Slope.
At 8:00 p.m. AST Sunday approaching low located south of Long
Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:32 AM AST 25 January 2026 Strong to gale force northwesterlies and very cold Arctic air givingfreezing spray will continue today between a cold front east of the
marine district and an approaching ridge of high pressure.
The ridge will move eastward across the region today and tonight.
Winds will diminish near the ridge.
A low pressure system will develop along the Eastern Seaboard later
today and intensify as it approaches the Maritimes. The system will
track slowly eastward across southern waters on Monday. Strong to
gale force east to northeast winds are forecast north of the low with
strong southwesterlies expected to its south.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Fourchu, Northumberland Strait, Gulf Magdalen -
southwestern half and Chaleur-Miscou. Freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, East
Scotian Slope - southern half, Laurentian Fan - southern half and
Northumberland Strait - western half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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