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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 17 February 2026

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind northerly 15 to 20 knots backing to northwest 15 this evening then increasing to southwesterly 20 to 25 early Wednesday morning. Wind veering to northwesterly 25 early Wednesday evening.

Scattered showers or scattered flurries Wednesday.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 17 February 2026
Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this evening then subsiding to 1 to 2 Wednesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 17 February 2026
Thursday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 late in the day.
Friday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light.
Saturday Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots backing to northerly 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 February 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday Open water. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 17 February 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4715N 5915W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 17 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4654N 5256W to 4640N 4810W to 4810N 4630W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 6005N 4950W to 5840N 4505W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 17 February 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 959 mb located southeast of Laurentian
Fan.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Wednesday departing low 969 mb located over the
southern Grand Banks.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Wednesday trough located from New Brunswick to
the Gulf of Maine.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Wednesday trough located over the central Marine
District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:44 PM AST 17 February 2026 An intense low pressure system southeast of Laurentian will continue
moving northeastward this evening to lie over the Southern Grand
Banks overnight. Gale to storm force northeasterlies north of the low
will become strong to gale force northwesterlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope - southeastern half, Banquereau - southeastern
half and Laurentian Fan. Gale warnings are in effect for Sable, East
Scotian Slope - northwestern half and Banquereau - northwestern half.

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