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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 12 April 2026

Today Tonight and Monday.

Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light early this evening then increasing to southwest 15 near noon Monday. Wind increasing to southwest 30 Monday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 12 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday. Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 late overnight then building to 2 to 3 Monday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 12 April 2026
Tuesday Wind southwest 30 knots diminishing to west 20 in the morning and to light in the afternoon.
Wednesday Wind light increasing to southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Thursday Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to southwest 30 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 12 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 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 Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 12 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4607N 5949W to 4631N
5919W to 4844N 6156W to 4919N 6025W to Newfoundland near 4753N
5924W. Sea ice west then northeast of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 11 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4510N 5245W to 4505N 4650W to 4620N 4255W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 12 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today low 999 mb located over eastern
Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight low 992 mb located east of Newfoundland.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located west of the Marine District.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Monday departing ridge located over the
southeastern Marine District.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT Monday approaching low 1000 mb located near the
St. Lawrence River.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:44 AM ADT 12 April 2026 A low pressure system over Eastern Newfoundland will slowly pull away
from the marine district by tonight. Strong to gale force
northwesterlies will continue over eastern waters today in the wake
of the low.

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

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