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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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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 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

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 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 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
4952N 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 of
Newfoundland.
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 will
depart 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.

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