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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

Issued 06:00 PM NST 21 January 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 3 to 5 this evening and to 2 to 3 Thursday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 21 January 2026
Friday Wind west 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday Wind west 25 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35.
Sunday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coast. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Summerside Stephenville Airport North Cape Burgeo Pointe-des-Monts Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Tracadie Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse Halifax Harbour - 44258 LaHave Bank - 44150 Sept-Îles Airport Banquereau - 44139 Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Île Rouge Île aux Perroquets Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport East Scotia Slope - 44137 Baie-Comeau Airport Mont-Joli Airport Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Heath Point Miscou Island Kouchibouguac Îles de la Madeleine Airport Kouchibouguac La Pocatière Grand Manan St. Stephen Fundy Park (Alma) New Carlisle Miramichi Pointe-au-Père Charlo Port Menier Bathurst Airport Île Bicquette Bas Caraquet Cap-Chat East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Lunenburg Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Nappan AAFC McNabs Island East Point Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island Cap-d'Espoir Beaver Island Baccaro Point
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia 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 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
4938N 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 2026

Moderate 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 nearly
stationary 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.

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