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Anticosti - eastern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 21 January 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind west 25 to 30 knots diminishing to west 20 late overnight and to light early Thursday morning. Wind increasing to easterly 15 to 20 Thursday afternoon then backing to northeast 25 Thursday evening.

Flurries ending overnight. Periods of snow Thursday late in the day. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray ending Thursday morning. Freezing spray beginning Thursday evening.

Temperatures minus 10 rising to minus 5 Thursday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 21 January 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this evening and to 1 to 2 late overnight. Seas subsiding to 1 or less Thursday morning then building to 1 to 2 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 21 January 2026
Friday Wind east 20 knots increasing to west 35 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind west 35 knots.
Sunday Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to northwest 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 5 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts. Consolidated first-year ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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Map of Atlantic - Newfoundland marine weather areas Eskasoni (First Nations) Heath Point Bonavista Wreckhouse St.Paul Island Winterland Branch Hill Twillingate Stephenville Airport Burgeo St. Lawrence St. John's Int'l Airport St. Anthony Airport Grates Cove Cape Race Grand Étang Sagona Island North Mountain Port aux Basques Ingonish Beach La Scie Ferolle Point Englee Daniel's Harbour Corner Brook Cartwright Airport East Point West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Blanc-Sablon Airport East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Cap Whittle Chevery Banquereau - 44139 Charlottetown Airport Mary's Harbour North Cape Natashquan Airport Argentia J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Berry Hill Long Pond Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island Marticot Island Pool's Island
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

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 4822N 6159W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 5 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts.
Consolidated first-year ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 21 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
4938N 5600W to 5000N 5130W to 5100N 4800W to 5215N 4800W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Anticosti - eastern half

Issued 8:00 PM AST 21 January 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 21 January 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight quasi-stationary low 976 mb located over
Labrador Sea.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
the central Marine District.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Thursday ridge located east of the Marine
District.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Thursday trough located over New England.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Thursday trough located from Newfoundland to East
Scotian Slope.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:40 PM AST 21 January 2026 Strong to gale force westerly winds in the wake of low pressure
system over the Labrador Sea will diminish as a ridge of high
pressure moves eastward across marine waters.

On Thursday, a trough of low pressure will track eastward across the
southern marine district. Strong to gale force southwesterlies are
expected ahead of the trough.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, Fourchu, Banquereau - northern half and Cabot
Strait.

Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Gulf-Magdalen and
Anticosti.

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