Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 19 February 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind north 15 to 20 knots backing to northwest 25 near noon. Wind northwest 25 tonight and Friday.
Flurries ending this morning. Flurries overnight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Temperatures zero falling to minus 6 Friday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 18 February 2026
Southwest Coast - Ramea and east
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 late
overnight.
Southwest Coast - west of Ramea
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 19 February 2026
Saturday
Wind west 25 knots veering to northwest 15 to
20 in the morning then increasing to northeast 25 to 35 late in the
day.
Sunday
Wind north 25 to 35 knots.
Monday
Wind northeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to
east 25.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water. Consolidated grey ice in a few sheltered bays.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to4315N 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 ice in a few sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 18 February 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4605N 4810W to 4740N 4525W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 6005N 4950W to 5840N 4505W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NST 19 February 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 966 mb located east of Funk Island Bank.By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight quasi-stationary low 974 mb located east
of the Marine District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:57 AM NST 19 February 2026 An intense low pressure system east of Funk Island Bank will continuetracking eastward before becoming nearly stationary east of the
district overnight tonight. Strong to gale force northerlies to
westerlies will persist over eastern waters for the remainder of the
forecast period.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Strait of Belle Isle - western half, Gulf waters,
Southwest Coast, South Coast, and Southwestern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern 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 - 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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