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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 13 April 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 this morning then backing to southwest 15 to 20 this afternoon. Wind backing to south 25 this evening then diminishing to west 10 to 15 overnight. Wind veering to northwest 20 near noon Tuesday.

Snow or rain beginning this evening changing to showers and fog banks overnight and ending near noon Tuesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation and in fog banks.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 13 April 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this morning then building to 2 to 3 near midnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 13 April 2026
Wednesday Wind light becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the day.
Thursday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Friday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 12 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Ice free. 

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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 12 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4607N 5949W to 4631N
5919W to 4844N 6156W to 4919N 6025W to Newfoundland near 4753N
5924W. Sea ice west then northeast of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 12 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4510N 5245W to 4505N 4650W to 4620N 4255W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM NDT 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today deepening low 985 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing low 979 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located over Quebec.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday trough located on a line east-west over
southern Newfoundland.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
the Maritimes.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday ridge located on a line north-south over
the eastern Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:56 AM NDT 13 April 2026 A low pressure system east of Funk Island Bank will slowly drift
further out to sea today and tonight. Strong to gale force
northwesterlies in the wake of the low will gradually diminish
through the day today as the low departs and a ridge of high pressure
builds in from the west.

A second area of low pressure will approach the district from the
west today to lie over Southern Newfoundland by Tuesday morning.
Strong to gale force southeasterlies to southwesterlies will develop
over southern waters south of the low tonight.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, and Southwest Coast.

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