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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM AST 20 January 2026

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind westerly 25 knots increasing to west 30 this evening then diminishing to westerly 20 late overnight. Wind backing to southwest 25 Wednesday evening.

Flurries ending Wednesday morning.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 20 January 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this afternoon and to 1 to 2 Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 20 January 2026
Thursday Wind southwest 25 knots.
Friday Wind west 25 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 30 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 19 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water. 

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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 19 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

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

Open water.

Warnings

Warnings (Ended)

Gale warning ended

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Issued 10:00 AM AST 20 January 2026
Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM AST 20 January 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 994 mb located over western Labrador.
By 3:30 p.m. AST today intensifying low 994 mb located over
Labrador.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Wednesday quasi-stationary low 981 mb located
off Labrador Coast.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Wednesday approaching ridge located southwest of
the Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:47 AM AST 20 January 2026 A broad low pressure system centered over Western Labrador this
morning will intensify as it moves northeast to lie off of the
Labrador coast late tonight then remain generally stationary
Wednesday. Gale to near storm force southwest winds are expected
south and west of this low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Cabot Strait, and all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.

Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, southwestern shore, eastern shore,
Fourchu, Banquereau - northwestern half, Cabot Strait, and all Gulf
of St. Lawrence waters.

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