Northeast Gulf
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 18 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind light increasing to northeast 15 knots Monday morning and to northeast 25 Monday afternoon. Wind diminishing to northeast 15 to 20 Monday evening.
Snow Monday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures minus 8 to minus 2 rising to minus 1 overnight.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 18 January 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less near noon then building
to 1 to 2 Monday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 18 January 2026
Tuesday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to
southwest 35 to 45 in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind west 35 to 45 knots.
Thursday
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to
light.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Open water except 7 tenths new ice along parts of the Quebec coast.
Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to NovaScotia 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 except 7 tenths new ice along parts of the Quebec coast.
Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 18 January 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near4952N 5545W to 5015N 5200W to 5145N 4830W to 5300N 4845W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5900N 4735W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM NST 18 January 2026 Tonight and Monday At 3:30 p.m. NST today trough located over the East Coast ofNewfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight departing trough located east of the
Marine District.
At 3:30 p.m. NST today deepening low 1008 mb located east of
Cape Hatteras.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Monday low 984 mb located over southeastern
Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:24 PM NST 18 January 2026 A trough of low pressure over the East Coast of Newfoundland willdepart to the east early this evening. Strong to gale force
southwesterlies south of the trough will diminish as it departs.
A second low pressure system near Cape Hatteras will deepen as it
tracks northeastward to lie over Southeastern Newfoundland on Monday
afternoon. Strong to gale force easterlies to northeasterlies will
develop to the north of its track, while gale to storm force
westerlies to southwesterlies will develop to its south. Winds will
shift to strong to gale force northwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
South Coast, East Coast, and Northern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are
in effect for all remaining waters except Strait of Belle Isle and
Gulf waters.
Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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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