Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 20 April 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind south 20 knots increasing to northwest 25 this afternoon then diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 this evening. Wind veering to north 20 Tuesday evening.
Showers ending this afternoon. Fog dissipating this evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 20 April 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 20 April 2026
Wednesday
Wind north 20 knots.
Thursday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Friday
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 April 2026 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4702N 6025W to4745N 6115W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4846N 6410W. Sea ice southwest
of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4920N 6722W to 5005N
6600W to 4945N 6015W to Newfoundland near 4806N 5905W. Sea ice north
of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 19 April 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5400W to 4435N 5200W to 4415N 4710W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5830N 5000W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 20 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line north-south overCabot Strait.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday trough located on a line north-south
over the eastern Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:44 AM NDT 20 April 2026 A trough of low pressure over the Cabot Strait will slowly trackeastward across Newfoundland today before lying over the Eastern
Grand Banks by Tuesday morning. Strong to gale force southerlies
ahead of the trough will shift to strong westerlies to northerlies in
its wake.
Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Gulf - Port au Port.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern 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
- 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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