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West Scotian Slope

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 06 October 2026

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 Wednesday morning and to light Wednesday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 06 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 2 near midnight and to 1 Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 06 October 2026
Thursday Wind southwest 15 knots.
Friday Wind west 15 knots.
Saturday Wind west 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 late in the day.

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Baie-Comeau Airport Halifax Harbour - 44258 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 North Cape Winterland Branch Hill Summerside Wreckhouse East Scotia Slope - 44137 Stephenville St. Lawrence Burgeo Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Banquereau - 44139 Sept-Îles Airport Port aux Basques LaHave Bank - 44150 Sagona Island Mont-Joli Airport Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island La Pocatière Kouchibouguac Cap-d'Espoir Grand Manan New Carlisle Fundy Park (Alma) Pointe-au-Père Miramichi Port Menier Charlo Île Bicquette Bathurst Airport Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Pointe-des-Monts 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 EDT 19 May 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.
 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 5 October 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near
5032N 5618W to 4945N 5445W to 5015N 5330W to 5445N 5130W to 6000N
5800W to 6110N 5535W to 5900N 5045W to 5925N 4725W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM ADT 6 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today low located north of Anticosti Island.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight intensifying low located over Labrador.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight ridge located southwest of the Marine
District.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Wednesday ridge located southeast of the Marine
District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:41 AM ADT 6 October 2026 A low pressure system north of the marine district this morning will
continue to intensify as it moves towards the Labrador coast today.
Strong to gale force westerlies are expected across the district
today in the wake of this low, with winds nearing near storm force
over Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Fundy, eastern shore, Sable, Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, and
all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.

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