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Chaleur - Miscou - western half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 12 March 2026

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind east 25 knots diminishing to light this morning then increasing to northwest 25 early this evening. Wind diminishing to light Friday evening.

Ice pellets changing to freezing rain this morning then to scattered flurries near noon and ending near midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in ice pellets.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray ending this morning. Freezing spray beginning Friday morning and ending Friday evening.

Temperatures minus 5 rising to plus 1 this evening then falling to minus 8 Friday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 12 March 2026
Saturday Wind light increasing to east 25 knots in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind north 25 knots diminishing to west 15.
Monday Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to south 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 5 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths first-year ice in the northern section and in the extreme southeastern 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 EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4603N 5814W to 4722N 5805W to 4643N 5628W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 5 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths
first-year ice in the northern section and in the extreme
southeastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the
coasts.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Chaleur - Miscou - western half

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 12 March 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 3:00 AM ADT 12 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today low 995 mb located over southern Quebec.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT today low 994 mb located over the Gulf of
St. Lawrence.

At 3:00 a.m. ADT Friday trough from low located on a line
northeast-southwest over the eastern Marine District.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Friday departing trough located east of the
Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:48 AM ADT 12 March 2026 A low pressure system approaching from Southern Quebec will move
eastward across the Gulf of St. Lawrence today. Strong to gale force
southeasterlies will develop ahead of the low today and shift to
strong to gale force northwesterlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except for Fundy, Northumberland Strait, and Chaleur - Miscou
- western half.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Cabot Strait - northern half and all Gulf of St. Lawrence
waters except Northumberland Strait.

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