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Northumberland Strait - western half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 12 February 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Wind northwesterly 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Friday evening.

Flurries ending this evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Temperatures near minus 5.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 12 February 2026
Saturday Wind west 15 knots diminishing to light in the morning.
Sunday Wind northerly 15 knots.
Monday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 February 2026 Today Tonight and Friday 9 tenths grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice. 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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 February 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

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

9 tenths grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM AST 12 February 2026 Tonight and Friday At 3:30 p.m. AST today low 980 mb located north of Banquereau.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 980 mb located over
Newfoundland.

At 3:30 p.m. AST Friday ridge located over the eastern United
States.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:21 PM AST 12 February 2026 An area of low pressure just north of Banquereau will continue moving
northeastward to lie north of Newfoundland tonight. Strong to gale
force southwesterlies south of the low shift to strong to gale force
northwesterlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan,
Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait - eastern half, Gulf-Magdalen,
and Anticosti.

Marine interest are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Gulf-Magdalen and Anticosti.

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