Northumberland Strait - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 19 January 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northerly 15 knots diminishing to light early this afternoon then increasing to southwesterly 10 to 15 this evening. Wind increasing to southwest 20 early Tuesday morning and to west 30 near noon Tuesday.
Flurries overnight and Tuesday.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray beginning near noon Tuesday.
Temperatures minus 1 falling to minus 11 Tuesday evening.
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 19 January 2026 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce 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 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
7 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 plus
tenths grey-white ice along the southern Prince Edward Island coast.
Consolidated grey-white ice along parts of the coasts.
Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Freezing spray warning in effect
Northumberland Strait - western half
Issued 10:00 AM AST 19 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 10:00 AM AST 19 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 989 mb located over Banquereau.By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 979 mb located northeast of
Newfoundland.
At 3:30 p.m. AST today low located over the Gulf of Maine.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Tuesday low located over the northeastern Gulf
of St. Lawrence.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:53 AM AST 19 January 2026 A low pressure system over Banquereau will continue trackingnortheastward today to lie northeast of Newfoundland by this evening.
Strong to gale force northerlies are forecast northwest of the low's
track with gale to storm force southwesterlies south of the low's
track.
A second low over the Gulf of Maine this afternoon will move
northeast to lie over the Northeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence Tuesday
afternoon. Strong to gale force southwest to westerlies are expected
south and west of this low.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Laurentian Fan. Gale warnings are in effect for Lurcher, Browns Bank
southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian
Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, and Anticosti.
Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, and all Gulf of St Lawrence waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope - northern half
- East Scotian Slope - southern half
- 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 - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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