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Issued 10:00 AM NDT 09 March 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind west 25 knots and locally gusts to 35 along the coast. Wind diminishing to west 15 to 20 this afternoon then backing to southwest 10 to 15 early this evening. Wind increasing to southwest 25 near midnight then veering to west 20 near noon Tuesday. Wind diminishing to light Tuesday evening.

Fog patches dissipating near noon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 09 March 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this evening then building to 2 to 3 late overnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 09 March 2026
Wednesday Wind north 15 knots increasing to east 25 late in the day.
Thursday Wind east 25 to 35 knots becoming southwest 35.
Friday Wind west 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 9 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water. Consolidated grey ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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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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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 9 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4600N 5749W to 4708N 5834W 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 2:30 PM EDT 8 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 9 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing trough located east of Funk
Island Bank.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday deepening low 990 mb located over western
Labrador.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday low 979 mb located northeast of Belle
Isle Bank.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:55 AM NDT 9 March 2026 A trough of low pressure over Newfoundland will continue to track
eastward to lie east of the marine district by this evening. Strong
to gale force southwesterlies will continue over the eastern half of
the district today ahead of the trough.

Meanwhile, a deepening low pressure system over Western Labrador
tonight will track across Northern Belle Isle Bank on Tuesday before
moving northeast of the region by Tuesday evening. Gale to storm
force southwesterlies ahead of the low tonight will veer to gale to
storm force northwesterlies on Tuesday as it passes.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank and Funk
Island Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for Gulf waters and Northern
Grand Banks.

Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Belle Isle Bank.

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