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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 12 February 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 Friday afternoon.

Temperatures plus 1 falling to minus 5 Friday morning.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 12 February 2026
Tonight and Friday. Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Friday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 12 February 2026
Saturday Wind light becoming southwest 15 knots in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35.
Monday Wind northerly 25 knots diminishing to variable 15.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 February 2026 Today Tonight and Friday Open water. Consolidated grey-white 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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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 February 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4715N 5915W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 3:07 PM EST 12 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4654N 5256W to 4655N 4900W to 4825N 4745W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 5930N 4750W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 12 February 2026 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 980 mb located over
Newfoundland.

At 3:30 p.m. AST Friday ridge located over the eastern United
States.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:39 PM AST 12 February 2026 An area of low pressure over Newfoundland will continue to pull away
from the district tonight. Strong to gale force northwesterlies will
persist in the wake of the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait - eastern half,
Gulf-Magdalen, and Anticosti.

Marine interest are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait - eastern half,
Gulf-Magdalen and Anticosti.

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