Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search

Weather shortcuts

Browns Bank

Warnings

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 17 January 2026

Tonight and Sunday.

Wind southwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to west 15 after midnight and to light early Sunday morning. Wind increasing to northeast 25 Sunday evening.

Periods of rain and fog patches changing to snow Sunday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in snow.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 17 January 2026
Tonight and Sunday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 Sunday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 17 January 2026
Monday Wind north 15 knots increasing to southwesterly 25 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind west 25 to 30 knots.
Wednesday Wind northwest 25 knots backing to southwest 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 January 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday Ice free. 

[ Canadian Ice Service ]

Stay connected

ATOM

List of Official Text Forecasts
Resources

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

Map of St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence River marine weather areas Cap-Chat Mont-Joli Airport Bathurst Airport Île Bicquette Charlo Port Menier Miramichi Pointe-au-Père Fundy Park (Alma) New Carlisle Grand Manan Bas Caraquet CFB Bagotville Jonquière Mistook Normandin Roberval Airport Deschambault Beauport North Bay Airport Trois-Rivières Airport Lake Nipissing - 45152 Kouchibouguac Baie-Comeau Airport Île d'Orléans Saint-Anicet Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Cap-Rouge Lac Memphrémagog Montréal Metropolitain Airport Montréal-Trudeau Int'l Airport Île Rouge Lac Saint-Pierre L'Isle-aux-Grues L'Assomption Pointe de l'Islet Pointe Claveau Sept-Îles Airport Pointe-des-Monts North Cape Pointe-Noire Yarmouth Airport Cap-d'Espoir Brier Island Rivière-la-Madeleine St. Stephen Gaspé Airport Saint John Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Miscou Island Kouchibouguac La Pocatière
Legend:
buoy Buoy
land station Land Station
Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 January 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia near 4500N 6510W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6327W to 4432N
6251W to 4539N 5917W to 4704N 6000W to 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 17 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
5000N 5532W to 5030N 5230W to 5200N 4915W to 5315N 4915W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5900N 4735W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 17 January 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located over the Gulf of Maine.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Sunday trough located over Newfoundland.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Sunday ridge located over New England.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Sunday ridge located over the central Marine
District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:09 PM AST 17 January 2026 A trough of low pressure over the Gulf of Maine with track across the
marine district tonight. Strong to gale force southerlies are
expected ahead of this trough.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Sable, East Scotian Slope, southeastern half of Banquereau and
Laurentian Fan.

St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence River Area

Another Region

Marine Weather for Canada

Weather shortcuts


How to use
  • Add to shortcuts
    • Go to the desired page on the site, open the Weather shortcuts menu and click on the "Add to shortcuts" button
    • Page name will display in the "Add this page" window, the name can be changed by highlighting the text and entering the desired name
    • Click on the "Save" button to add the link to the list
    • Click on the "X" button to close the panel
  • Delete a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to delete
    • Click on the "Delete" button to remove the link from the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Move a link up/down the list
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Click and hold the link and move to new location in the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Rename a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to rename
    • Click on the "Rename" button and change the link name
    • Click the enter or tab key
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Keyboard navigation
    • Use the Tab key to move to a button or link
    • Use the Enter key to click on buttons or links
    • Organize shortcuts navigation
      • Use the ↑ Up key to select the link above. If none are selected, it will select the first link.
      • Use the ↓ Down key to select the link below. If none are selected, it will select the last link.
      • Use the Page Up key to move a selection up in the list.
      • Use the Page Down key to move a selection down in the list.
  • Restore default list

    Warning: Clicking on the button below will remove all your customized links.

Customized Weather shortcuts

Save your customized list as a bookmark.

Copy/paste or click on the link below then when the page displays, you can bookmark the page using the web browser. Bookmarking your customized list will allow you to access it even if the local storage on your device is erased.

Feedbackabout this web site
Date modified: