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Issued 03:00 AM ADT 16 May 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind northwest 20 knots backing to west 15 near noon then to southwest 20 this evening. Wind increasing to southwest 25 to 30 overnight then diminishing to west 15 to 20 Sunday evening.

Showers ending this morning with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches over northern sections this morning.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 16 May 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near noon then building to 2 to 3 Sunday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 16 May 2026
Monday Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southwest 25.
Wednesday Wind southwest 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 May 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Ice free. 

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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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 May 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5108N 5835W to 5104N 5812W to
5116N 5738W to Quebec near 5125N 5736W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 6:12 PM EDT 15 May 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 May estimated from Newfoundland near
4700N 5520W to 4230N 5000W to 4230N 4800W to 4400N 4600W to 4800N
4345W to 5310N 4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to
5840N 4800W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM ADT 16 May 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today low 998 mb located east of Cape Breton
Island.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT today departing low 990 mb located northeast
of Newfoundland.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located southwest of the Marine
District.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Sunday ridge located south of the Marine District.

At 3:00 a.m. ADT Sunday trough located over the St. Lawrence River.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Sunday trough located over Newfoundland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:42 AM ADT 16 May 2026 A low pressure system east of Cape Breton will continue tracking
northeastward to lie northeast of Newfoundland by this afternoon.
Winds will increase to gale force westerly winds in its wake.
Winds will subside this evening as the low departs the region.

A trough of low pressure will crossed the marine district on Sunday.
Strong southwesterlies ahead of the trough with increase to strong to
gale force northwesterlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau - southern half, Laurentian Fan, Gulf - Magdalen -
northeastern half, and Anticosti.

Atlantic - Maritimes Area

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