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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 08 February 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Wind northwesterly 25 knots tonight and Monday.

Scattered flurries overnight and Monday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray.

Temperatures near minus 4.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 08 February 2026
Tonight and Monday. Seas 1 to 2 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 08 February 2026
Tuesday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 in the morning then becoming variable 10 to 15 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind easterly 15 to 20 knots backing to northeast 25.
Thursday Wind north 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 February 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Open water. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 February 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

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. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

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Issued 3:30 PM AST 08 February 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 3:30 PM AST 8 February 2026 Tonight and Monday At 3:30 p.m. AST today deepening low 975 mb located south of
Laurentian Fan.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 970 mb located southeast of the
Grand Banks.

By 3:00 a.m. AST Monday ridge located over the Great Lakes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:17 PM AST 8 February 2026 A low pressure system south of Laurentian Fan will continue to track
south of the marine district and will lie southeast of the Grand
Banks by this evening. Strong to gale force northeasterlies over
southern waters will gradually diminish as the system progresses.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Laurentian Fan.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, eastern shore, Fourchu, Gulf
- Magdalen, and Anticosti.

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