Gulf - Port au Port
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NST 05 March 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 late overnight and to northwest 10 to 15 Friday morning. Wind becoming light Friday evening.
Flurries ending Friday morning.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray ending Friday morning.
Temperatures minus 18 to minus 10 rising to minus 10 to minus 5 Friday afternoon.
Waves
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 March 2026 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4714N 5856W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
1 tenth new ice except 8 tenths new ice including 1 tenth first-year
ice in the northern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts
of the coasts.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:49 PM EST 4 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 5 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4540N 4930W to 4615N 4545W to 4830N 4255W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Freezing spray warning in effect
Gulf - Port au Port
Issued 12:55 PM NST 05 March 2026Moderate 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 10:00 AM NST 5 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 982 mb located east of BelleIsle Bank.
By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight departing low 956 mb located southeast
of Greenland.
At 10:00 a.m. NST today building ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over northern Quebec.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Friday ridge located from Quebec to Cape Breton
Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:55 AM NST 5 March 2026 An intensifying low pressure system east of Belle Isle Bank willdepart to the southeast of Greenland this evening. Gale to storm
force northwesterlies over northern waters, and strong to gale force
west to southwesterlies over southern waters, will gradually diminish
as the low moves away and a ridge of high pressure builds towards the
district from the west.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Belle Isle Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for South Coast, East
Coast - north of Cape St. Francis, Northeast Coast, Funk Island Bank,
and Northern Grand Banks.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except the Southern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- 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 - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable - eastern half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle
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