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East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NST 12 January 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind south 35 to 45 knots increasing to southwest 50 to 60 this afternoon and locally gusts to 70 along the coast. Wind diminishing to west 35 to 45 late overnight and to west 25 to 35 Tuesday morning. Wind becoming southwest 25 Tuesday afternoon.

Rain changing to flurries this evening and ending Tuesday morning. Fog banks dissipating this afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog banks and in flurries.

Temperatures plus 6 falling to zero this evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 12 January 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 this morning and to 5 to 7 this afternoon. Seas building to 7 to 10 this evening then subsiding to 5 to 7 Tuesday morning and to 3 to 5 Tuesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 12 January 2026
Wednesday Wind west 25 knots backing to southwest 15 to 20 in the morning then to south 25 late in the day.
Thursday Wind south 25 knots increasing to south 35.
Friday Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to southwest 35 to 45.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water. 

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

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4930N 5300W
to 5015N 5500W to 5430N 5415W to 5627N 5848W to 6200N 5923W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 11 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
5000N 5532W to 5230N 5100W to 5430N 5100W to 5945N 5730W to 6145N
5155W to 5815N 4700W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south

Issued 10:00 AM NST 12 January 2026

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM NST 12 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 966 mb located over
southwestern Newfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Tuesday low 957 mb located east of Belle Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:54 AM NST 12 January 2026 A low pressure system over Southwestern Newfoundland will continue to
deepen as it tracks northeastward today across Newfoundland to lie
east of Belle Isle Bank overnight tonight. Strong to gale force
northeasterlies to southerlies ahead of the low will strengthen to
storm to hurricane force southeasterlies to northeasterlies as it
continues to deepen. Winds will shift to storm to hurricane force
northwest to southwesterlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that hurricane force wind warnings are
in effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Southwest Coast, East Coast -
north of Cape St. Francis, Northeast Coast, Funk Island Bank, and
Northern Grand Banks. Storm warnings are in effect for all remaining
waters.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, and
Belle Isle Bank - northwestern half.

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