Bras d'Or Lakes
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 04 September 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 20 knots increasing to east 30 this evening and to northeast 35 late overnight. Wind northeast 35 Saturday.
Rain. Risk of thunderstorms late this afternoon tonight and Saturday morning. Fog patches dissipating this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in rain.
Temperatures plus 18 falling to plus 13 Saturday evening.
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Warnings
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Gale warning in effect
Bras d'Or Lakes
Issued 3:30 PM ADT 04 September 2026'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM ADT 4 September 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today low 1004 mb located over Southwestern Shore.By 3:00 a.m. ADT Saturday intensifying low 998 mb located over
Eastern Shore.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT Saturday quasi-stationary low 996 mb located over
southern Banquereau.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:14 PM ADT 4 September 2026 A low pressure system over southwestern shore continues to intensifyand move slowly eastward today. Overnight this low is expected to lie
over eastern shore. The low will then stall over Southern Banquereau
Saturday evening.
Winds will increase to strong to gale force easterlies or
northeasterlies over northern and eastern marine areas. Over western
waters, winds will increase to strong northerlies on Saturday in the
wake of the low.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope - western half, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait and Gulf-Magdalen.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope - northeastern half
- West Scotian Slope - southwestern half
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