East Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 20 May 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 knots near noon and to south 25 this evening. Wind veering to southwest 20 Thursday morning then to west 25 near noon Thursday with gusts to 35 along the coast.
Showers tonight and Thursday morning. Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating near noon Thursday.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 20 May 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late
overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 20 May 2026
Friday
Wind west 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday
Wind west 25 to 35 knots.
Sunday
Wind west 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 May 2026 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5151N 5606W toNewfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5137N 5537W to
5501N 5438W to 5720N 5810W to 6200N 5940W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 19 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4325N 5015W to 4320N 4615W to 4845N 4335W to 5310N
4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to 5825N 4810W
then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
10 to 25 icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 20 May 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located from Belle Isle Bank to theGrand Banks.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Thursday departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today deepening low 998 mb located over eastern
Quebec.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Thursday deepening low 988 mb located over
southern Labrador.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:47 AM NDT 20 May 2026 A deepening low pressure system over Quebec will move throughLabrador tonight before crossing Belle Isle Bank on Thursday.
Strong to gale force southerlies ahead of the low will shift to gale
to storm force west to northwesterlies as it passes.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Belle Isle Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for Strait of Belle
Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, and Funk Island Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Laurentian Fan - southwestern half
- 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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