Northumberland Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 14 January 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to southerly 25 early this morning then diminishing to southwest 15 this afternoon. Wind increasing to southerly 25 Thursday morning except southerly 15 over western sections Thursday morning and afternoon.
Flurries early this morning changing to showers and ending this afternoon. Rain and fog patches Thursday.
Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 3 this afternoon.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 13 January 2026 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4523N 6527W to 4407N6639W to 4309N 6547W to 4544N 5905W to 4704N 6000W to 4825N 6224W to
5039N 5807W to 4800N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice
east then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
3 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey ice except 9 plus tenths
grey ice including 2 tenths grey-white ice along the southern Prince
Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice along parts of the
coasts.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 14 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. AST today departing ridge located south of theGrand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. AST today trough located near the Great Lakes.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Thursday trough located over the Gulf of Maine.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:52 AM AST 14 January 2026 A trough of low pressure will approach today and cross the marinedistrict on Thursday. Strong to gale force southerlies will develop
over southern waters ahead of this feature.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope,
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan,
and Cabot Strait.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- 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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