East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 16 February 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind light becoming northeast 15 knots early this morning then backing to north 10 to 15 this afternoon. Wind veering to northeast 15 to 20 Tuesday afternoon then increasing to northeast 25 Tuesday evening.
Snow Tuesday evening.
Temperatures near minus 1.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 16 February 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 16 February 2026
Wednesday
Wind northeast 45 knots backing to northwest
35 to 45 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 February 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Bergy water. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 February 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W toNewfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5130N 5415W to 5430N 5330W to 5730N 5815W to 6200N
5943W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 February 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near4654N 5256W to 4643N 4843W to 4828N 4657W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 5920N 4740W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs north of theiceberg limit.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NST 16 February 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 999 mb located over Laurentian Fan.By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight departing low 1005 mb located east of
the Grand Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 993 mb located south of
the Maritimes.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Tuesday low 972 mb located south of Laurentian Fan.
At 3:00 a.m. NST today departing ridge located on a line north-south
over the eastern Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:58 AM NST 16 February 2026 A low pressure system over Northeastern Laurentian Fan will trackeastward across the Southern Grand Banks today. Strong to gale force
easterlies to southeasterlies ahead of the low will shift to strong
to gale force northerlies to westerlies in its wake.
A second low pressure system will move off Cape Hatteras today and
deepen as it approaches the marine district from the southwest
tonight. Gale to storm force east to northeasterlies will develop
over southern waters ahead of the low on Tuesday.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Southwestern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in effect for South
Coast, East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south, Northern Grand Banks,
and Southeastern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
- Strait of Belle Isle - western half
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