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Georges Bank

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 18 April 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to northeast 25 early this morning then veering to east 25 near noon except southeast 15 over southern sections. Wind diminishing to southeast 20 near midnight then veering to southerly 10 to 15 overnight. Wind increasing to south 20 to 25 Sunday evening.

Showers ending Sunday morning with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 18 April 2026

Georges Bank - northern half

Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this afternoon then subsiding to 1 to 2 late overnight.

Georges Bank - southern half

Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 1 to 2 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 17 April 2026
Sunday Wind southerly 10 to 15 knots veering to southwest 20 late in the day.
Monday Wind northwest 25 knots veering to north 15 to 20.
Tuesday Wind north 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 April 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Ice free. 

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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 EDT 17 April 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4621N 6025W to
4655N 6008W to 4742N 6124W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4846N 6410W. Sea
ice southwest of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4845N 6751W to 5005N
6507W to 4957N 6018W to Newfoundland near 4806N 5905W. Sea ice north
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:40 PM EDT 17 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4500N 5200W to 4440N 4710W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5830N 5000W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM ADT 18 April 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today low 1012 mb located southwest of Georges
Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Sunday dissipating low located near Browns Bank.

At 3:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located over Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight ridge located east of the Avalon Peninsula.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT Sunday trough located from Quebec to New England.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Sunday trough located from Labrador to the Gulf
of Maine.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:38 AM ADT 18 April 2026 A trough of low pressure extending from a low over Northern Quebec
will slowly approach the marine district tonight and Saturday.
Increasing southerly winds will reach strong to gale force across the
region ahead of the trough.

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

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