Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NST 21 January 2026
Tonight and Thursday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind west 35 knots and locally gusts to 45 along the coast. Wind diminishing to west 25 late overnight then backing to southwest 15 to 20 Thursday morning. Wind backing to southeast 15 to 20 Thursday afternoon then increasing to southwest 30 Thursday evening.
Flurries ending Thursday morning. Snow or rain Thursday late in the day. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray ending overnight.
Temperatures minus 5 rising to plus 4 Thursday evening.
Waves
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to NovaScotia near 4500N 6510W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6327W to 4432N
6251W to 4539N 5917W to 4704N 6000W to 4822N 6159W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 21 January 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near4938N 5600W to 5000N 5130W to 5100N 4800W to 5215N 4800W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Southwest Coast
Issued 8:00 PM NST 21 January 2026'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 8:00 PM NST 21 January 2026Moderate 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 8:00 PM NST 21 January 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight low 976 mb located south of Greenland.By 8:00 p.m. NST Thursday departing low 987 mb located over the
Atlantic Ocean.
At 3:30 p.m. NST Thursday low 1006 mb located over Prince Edward
Island.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Thursday low 1001 mb located off the Port au
Port Peninsula.
At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight ridge located from Hudson Bay to the
Maritimes.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Thursday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over Labrador.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:57 PM NST 21 January 2026 A low pressure system south of Greenland will remain nearlystationary tonight before tracking eastward over the North Atlantic
on Thursday. Meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure from Hudson Bay to
the Maritimes will continue to track eastward. Generally, gale to
storm force westerlies are expected over all waters between these two
features. Winds will gradually diminish from west to east tonight and
Thursday as the ridge builds in from the west.
A second low pressure system will form over the Maritimes and
approach the district late on Thursday. Strong to gale force
southwesterlies will develop over southern waters with this low late
on Thursday.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank. Gale warnings
are in effect for all remaining waters.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except the Southern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- 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 - 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 - 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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