Southwestern Shore
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 13 January 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southwest 25 overnight. Wind southwest 25 Wednesday.
Showers and fog patches Wednesday.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this evening and to 1 to 2
early Tuesday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 13 January 2026
Thursday
Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to
variable 15 in the morning then increasing to southwest 25 in the
afternoon.
Friday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to west 10
to 15 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to
variable 10 to 15 late in the day.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water. Consolidated grey ice in a few sheltered bays.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 January 2026 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4523N 6527W to 4407N6639W to 4309N 6547W to 4520N 6014W to 4603N 5923W to 4704N 6000W to
4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to 4757N 5951W to Newfoundland near 4737N
5919W. Sea ice east then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water. Consolidated grey ice in a few sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 12 January 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5000N 5532W to 5230N 5100W to 5430N 5100W to 5945N 5730W to 6145N
5155W to 5815N 4700W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 13 January 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today departing low 958 mb located northeastof Newfoundland.
At 3:00 a.m. AST today ridge located over the East Coast of the U.S.
By 3:30 p.m. AST today ridge located south of the Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. AST Wednesday approaching low 994 mb located over
southern Quebec.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:49 AM AST 13 January 2026 An intense low pressure system northeast of Newfoundland willcontinue to track away from the marine area. Strong to gale force
westerlies diminish today.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau and Laurentian Fan.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- 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 - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- 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
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