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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 13 April 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northwest 25 knots backing to southwest 15 to 20 this evening then to south 25 late overnight. Wind veering to west 15 to 20 Tuesday morning then to north 15 to 20 Tuesday evening.

Snow or rain beginning near midnight changing to showers and fog banks near noon Tuesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation and in fog banks.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 13 April 2026
Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near midnight then building to 3 to 4 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 13 April 2026
Wednesday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Thursday Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15.
Friday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy 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 Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4620N 4650W
to 4802N 4554W to 5200N 4900W to 5530N 5230W to 5700N 5600W to 6045N
5800W to 6200N 5700W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of
the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 13 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 14 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4435N 5125W to 4440N 4530W to 4620N 4255W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Less than 10 icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM NDT 13 April 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 3:30 p.m. NDT today deepening low 979 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing low 979 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.

At 3:30 p.m. NDT today trough located over Quebec.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Tuesday low 1001 mb located over the northern
Grand Banks.

At 3:30 p.m. NDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
the West Coast of Newfoundland.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing ridge located east of the
Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:20 PM NDT 13 April 2026 A low pressure system east of Funk Island Bank will slowly drift
further out to sea tonight. Strong to gale force northwesterlies in
the wake of the low will gradually diminish tonight as the low
departs and a ridge of high pressure builds in from the west.

Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure over Quebec will track eastwards
before developing into a low pressure system over Southern
Newfoundland tonight. Strong to gale force southeasterlies to
southwesterlies will develop over southern waters south of the low
tonight.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Belle Isle Bank, Funk Island Bank, and the Grand Banks.

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