Gulf - Port au Port
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 18 February 2026
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to northeast 25 this evening then backing to north 15 to 20 late overnight. Wind diminishing to north 10 to 15 near noon Thursday then backing to northwest 15 to 20 Thursday evening.
Flurries tonight.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 18 February 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 this
afternoon then subsiding to 1 or less Thursday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 18 February 2026
Friday
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
northwest 10 to 15 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind north 25 knots increasing to northeast
25 to 35.
Sunday
Wind north 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 5 tenths grey-white ice along parts of the
Newfoundland coast and in the extreme northeastern section.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the Quebec coast.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4715N 5915W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 5 tenths grey-white ice along parts of the
Newfoundland coast and in the extreme northeastern section.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the Quebec coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 18 February 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4605N 4810W to 4740N 4525W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 6005N 4950W to 5840N 4505W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM NST 18 February 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 3:30 p.m. NST today low 967 mb located over the northernGrand Banks.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Thursday low 970 mb located east of Funk Island
Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:43 PM NST 18 February 2026 An intense low pressure system over the Northern Grand Banks willcontinue tracking northeast before lying east of Funk Island Bank
overnight tonight, and slowly drift further out to sea on Thursday.
Gale to storm force northeasterlies ahead of the low will shift to
gale to storm force westerlies to northwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Funk Island Bank and the Southern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in
effect for all remaining waters except Strait of Belle Isle - western
half, Gulf waters, and Southwest Coast.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable - eastern half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast - Ramea and east
- Southwest Coast - west of Ramea
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
- Strait of Belle Isle - western half
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