West Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 06 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 this evening and to light early Wednesday morning. Wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 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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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 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near5032N 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 10:00 AM ADT 6 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today low 979 mb located over Labrador.By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday departing low 976 mb located over
Labrador Sea.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT Wednesday approaching trough located over Quebec.
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 9:48 AM ADT 6 October 2026 A low pressure system north of the marine district this morning willcontinue 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 storm force over
Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, southwestern shore, eastern shore,
Sable, Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, and all Gulf of St.
Lawrence waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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