Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 15 December 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind east 25 knots increasing to northeast 35 early this morning except south 35 over eastern sections. Wind becoming northwest 35 to 45 this afternoon then increasing to northwest 45 to 55 this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 35 to 45 overnight and to northwest 25 Tuesday morning.
Snow or rain changing to flurries this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Temperatures near zero.
Waves
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 December 2025 Today Tonight and MondayIce 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 4551N 6201W to
Prince Edward Island near 4621N 6211W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6231W
to 4640N 6329W to 4736N 6409W 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 4945N 6301W to
4946N 5954W to 5106N 5804W to Newfoundland near 5029N 5728W. Sea ice
north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 14 December 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 15 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near4730N 5239W to 4715N 4945W to 5115N 4745W to 5945N 5730W to 6155N
5330W to 6005N 4945W to 5900N 4600W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Storm warning in effect
Southwest Coast
Issued 05:55 AM NST 15 December 2025'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are 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 15 December 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 988 mb located south ofNova Scotia.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Tuesday low 941 mb located over northeastern Funk
Island Bank.
At 3:00 a.m. NST today departing ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over Belle Isle Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:59 AM NST 15 December 2025 An intensifying low pressure system south of Nova Scotia will tracknorthwestward to cross Eastern Newfoundland tonight and Funk Island
Bank Tuesday morning. Gale force southwesterly winds will spread over
eastern waters while gale to storm force east to northeasterlies will
spread north of the low. Winds over all waters will shift to gale to
hurricane force southwesterlies to northerlies behind the low tonight
and Tuesday morning.
Marine interests are advised that hurricane force wind warnings are
in effect for East Coast, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, Funk
Island Bank, and Northern Grand Banks. Storm warnings are in effect
for all remaining waters except Gulf waters where gale warnings are
in effect.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, and
Belle Isle Bank.
Marine interests are further advised that water levels are expected
to exceed the highest astronomical tide with high waves and pounding
surf, impacting some coastal areas of Northeast Coast and East Coast
tonight into Tuesday morning, most significant near high tide.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern 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 - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank - northern half
- Georges Bank - southern half
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern 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 - northern half
- West Scotian Slope - southern half
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