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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM ADT 08 March 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Wind southwest 25 knots except variable 10 to 15 over northern sections. Wind becoming westerly 20 to 25 late overnight then diminishing to south 15 Monday afternoon. Wind increasing to south 25 Monday evening.

Scattered showers and fog patches ending overnight.

Temperatures near plus 2.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM ADT 08 March 2026
Tonight and Monday. Over open water seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 late overnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 08 March 2026
Tuesday Wind southwest 30 knots diminishing to light late in the day.
Wednesday Wind northerly 20 to 25 knots diminishing to northeast 15 late in the day.
Thursday Wind southeast 35 knots veering to southwest 35.

Ice Forecast

Issued 4:10 PM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 3 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Cap-Chat Burgeo Île Bicquette New Carlisle Îles de la Madeleine Airport Port Menier Summerside North Cape Pointe-au-Père Mont-Joli Airport La Pocatière Wreckhouse Banquereau - 44139 Port aux Basques Sagona Island Gaspé Airport LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Western Head Winterland Branch Hill Île aux Perroquets Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Pointe-des-Monts Saint John Airport Sept-Îles Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Miscou Island Île Rouge Kouchibouguac Pointe-Noire Kouchibouguac Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Grand Manan Fundy Park (Alma) Miramichi Charlo West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Bathurst Airport Baie-Comeau Airport Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Cap-d'Espoir Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Rivière-la-Madeleine McNabs Island Lunenburg Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 4:10 PM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4549N 5807W to 4708N 5834W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

3 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice.
Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 8 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM ADT 8 March 2026 Tonight and Monday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located over the Gulf of
St. Lawrence.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Monday departing trough located over Newfoundland.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located over Ontario.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Monday approaching trough located over Quebec.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:18 PM ADT 8 March 2026 Marine interests are advised that all gale warnings have ended.

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