Cabot Strait - northern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 13 April 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind variable 15 knots increasing to south 25 this afternoon then diminishing to southwest 15 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light early Tuesday morning then increasing to northwest 15 late Tuesday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 20 Tuesday afternoon then diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 Tuesday evening.
Periods of snow or rain beginning early this evening becoming periods of rain this evening and ending near noon Tuesday. Fog patches forming this evening and dissipating Tuesday afternoon.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4607N 5949W to 4631N5919W to 4844N 6156W to 4919N 6025W to Newfoundland near 4753N
5924W. Sea ice west then northeast of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 12 April 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5400W to 4510N 5245W to 4505N 4650W to 4620N 4255W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today departing ridge located over thesoutheastern Marine District.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT today low 1000 mb located near the St. Lawrence
River.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Tuesday departing low 1002 mb located over the
Avalon Peninsula.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:40 AM ADT 13 April 2026 A low pressure system will cross the northern marine district tonightand Tuesday morning. Strong to gale force southwesterlies will
develop today over the entire district, with winds diminishing to
moderate to strong west to northwest winds in the wake of the low.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope and Laurentian Fan.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- 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
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