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Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 18 January 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Wind light increasing to northeast 15 knots early this evening and to northeast 25 late this evening. Wind diminishing to north 15 early Monday morning and to light late Monday morning. Wind increasing to southwest 20 Monday afternoon and to southwest 30 Monday evening.

Rain becoming snow or rain this evening and ending Monday morning. Scattered flurries or showers Monday late in the day.

Temperatures plus 5 falling to minus 2 Monday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 18 January 2026
Tonight and Monday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near midnight and to 3 to 5 Monday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 18 January 2026
Tuesday Wind west 25 to 30 knots.
Wednesday Wind northwest 25 knots backing to southwest 20.
Thursday Wind southwest 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Ice free. 

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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
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

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 18 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
4952N 5545W to 5015N 5200W to 5145N 4830W to 5300N 4845W 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 3:30 PM AST 18 January 2026 Tonight and Monday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 1002 mb located southwest
of Georges Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Monday low 976 mb located over eastern
Newfoundland.

At 3:30 p.m. AST Monday approaching trough located over the Gulf
of Maine.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:14 PM AST 18 January 2026 A developing low pressure system will approach the marine district
from the southwest tonight. The low will intensify as it tracks
northeastward to the south of Nova Scotia Monday morning to lie over
Newfoundland Monday afternoon. Winds will increase to strong to gale
force northeasterlies north of the low's track and gale to storm
force southwesterlies south of the low's track.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope - southern half and Laurentian Fan. Gale warnings
are in effect for Georges Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, West
Scotian Slope, eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope - northern
half, Fourchu, Banquereau, and Cabot Strait.

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