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Northumberland Strait

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM AST 17 January 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind southwest 15 knots backing to southeast 10 to 15 early this evening then becoming west 15 late overnight. Wind diminishing to light Sunday morning.

Periods of snow early this evening changing to periods of rain or snow and ending after midnight. Snow Sunday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Temperatures minus 8 rising to minus 1 near midnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 17 January 2026
Monday Wind northeast 20 knots becoming southwest 20 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind southwest 25 knots.
Wednesday Wind west 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 16 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along the southern Prince Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice along parts of the coasts. 

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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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 16 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

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

1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along the
southern Prince Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice
along parts of the coasts.

Warnings

Warnings (Ended)

Freezing spray warning ended

Northumberland Strait

Issued 10:00 AM AST 17 January 2026
Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM AST 17 January 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:00 a.m. AST today ridge located over the central Marine
District.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located over the Gulf of Maine.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Sunday trough located over southwestern
Newfoundland.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Sunday ridge located over New England.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Sunday ridge located over the central Marine
District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:45 AM AST 17 January 2026 A trough of low pressure will approach today to lie over the central
marine district by this evening. Strong to gale force southerlies are
expected ahead of this trough.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
southeastern half of Banquereau and Laurentian Fan.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Gulf-Magdalen and Anticosti.

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