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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.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 13 April 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 1 to 2 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 13 April 2026
Wednesday Wind light becoming southeast 15 knots in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind light.
Friday Wind south 15 knots increasing to southeast 30.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water. 

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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 10:00 AM EDT 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4607N 5949W to 4631N
5919W 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 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 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 the
southeastern 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 tonight
and 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.

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