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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM ADT 26 April 2025

Tonight and Sunday.

Wind southerly 30 knots diminishing to west 15 to 20 Sunday afternoon then increasing to west 25 Sunday evening.

Rain overnight and Sunday with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches dissipating Sunday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM ADT 26 April 2025
Tonight and Sunday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this evening and to 3 to 4 Sunday morning. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 Sunday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 26 April 2025
Monday Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to north 20 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind light increasing to southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Wednesday Wind southwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to west 20 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 26 April 2025 Today Tonight and Sunday Ice free. 

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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 EDT 26 April 2025 Today Tonight and Sunday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4832N 6412W to 4835N 6404W
to 4844N 6402W to Quebec near 4851N 6412W. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5011N 6057W to 4955N
6023W to 5107N 5730W to Newfoundland near 5029N 5728W. Sea ice north
then east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 26 April 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 27 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4723N 5503W to 4040N 5210W to 4100N 4720W to 4655N 3430W to 5355N
4530W to 5915N 5605W to 6035N 5500W to 5920N 4925W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 27 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6115W to Newfoundland near 4805N 5845W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM ADT 26 April 2025 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight low 1002 mb located over New England.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Sunday low 1000 mb located over Maine.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT Sunday low 1002 mb located near Lurcher.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:46 PM ADT 26 April 2025 A low pressure system west of the Maritimes will slowly Progress
eastward tonight and Sunday. Increasing southerly winds ahead of the
system will reach strong to gale force across the marine district.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait - northern half and Gulf-Magdalen - eastern half.

Atlantic - Maritimes Area

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