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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 08 March 2026

Today Tonight and Monday.

Wind southwest 30 knots veering to westerly 20 to 25 late overnight then diminishing to southwest 15 near noon Monday. Wind backing to south 20 Monday evening.

Scattered showers ending this evening. Risk of thunderstorms late this morning and this afternoon. Fog banks dissipating Monday morning. Fog banks reforming Monday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 08 March 2026
Today Tonight and Monday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 near noon then subsiding to 2 to 3 near midnight. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Monday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 08 March 2026
Tuesday Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to southwest 10 to 15 in the afternoon.
Wednesday Wind southwesterly 15 knots increasing to northeasterly 20 late in the day.
Thursday Wind south 25 knots increasing to southwest 35.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Open water except 3 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice in the extreme northeastern section. 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 Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Coverage

Open water except 3 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth
first-year ice in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated
grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 7 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4510N 4930W to 4540N 4345W to 4820N 4140W to 5210N
4630W to 5930N 5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over Anticosti Island.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight departing trough located over Newfoundland.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight trough located over Ontario.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Monday approaching trough located over Quebec.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:47 AM ADT 8 March 2026 A trough of low pressure over Anticosti Island will track eastward
today reaching Newfoundland by this evening and the Labrador Sea on
Monday. Strong to gale force southwesterly winds ahead of the trough
will diminish in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Banquereau - northern half.

Atlantic - Maritimes Area

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