Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 09 December 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind northwest 35 knots except northwest 25 over western sections this morning. Wind diminishing to west 30 near midnight then backing to southwest 25 Wednesday morning.
Flurries becoming showers or flurries Wednesday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray ending this morning.
Temperatures minus 6 to minus 2 rising to plus 4 Wednesday evening.
Waves
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2025 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4723N 6136W to 4738N 6112W to 4744N6124W to 4734N 6159W to 4706N 6212W to 4706N 6147W to 4723N 6136W.
Sea ice within the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4546N 6254W to 4558N
6310W to Prince Edward Island near 4558N 6250W. Sea ice west of the
ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4630N 6319W
to 4741N 6431W to 4827N 6402W to 4904N 6404W to 4925N 6516W to 4916N
6703W to 4956N 6635W to Anticosti Island near 4924N 6336W. Sea ice
west then north of the ice edge.
Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4949N 6317W to
4946N 5954W to Quebec near 5125N 5736W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 8 December 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near4800N 5300W to 4800N 5200W to 4830N 5100W to 5300N 5030W to 5945N
5730W to 6120N 5340W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Southwest Coast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 09 December 2025'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Freezing spray warning in effect
Southwest Coast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 09 December 2025Moderate 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 3:00 AM NST 9 December 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 974 mb located over FunkIsland Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Wednesday low 955 mb located northeast of the
Marine District.
At 3:00 a.m. NST today ridge located south of the Maritimes.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Wednesday ridge located south of the Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:56 AM NST 9 December 2025 An intense low pressure system over Funk Island Bank will continue torapidly deepening today as it tracks northeastward away from the
district. Storm to hurricane force northwesterlies in the wake of the
low, along with strong to gale force southwesterlies to its south,
will diminish to strong to gale force west to northwesterlies as the
system departs.
Marine interests are advised that a hurricane force wind warning is
in effect for Funk Island Bank. Storm warnings are in effect for East
Coast and the Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in effect for all
remaining waters except Strait of Belle Isle, Northeast Gulf, and
Northeast Coast - north of Cape St. John.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except the Southern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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