Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search

Weather shortcuts

Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half

Warnings

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 March 2026

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light early this morning then increasing to south 20 overnight. Wind increasing to south 25 to 30 near noon Saturday and to southwesterly 35 Saturday evening.

Periods of rain Saturday late in the day.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray late overnight and Saturday morning.

Temperatures minus 12 rising to plus 2 Saturday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM AST 06 March 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 Saturday morning and to 2 to 3 Saturday afternoon. Seas building to 3 to 4 Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 March 2026
Sunday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to northwest 20 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind southwest 20 knots.
Tuesday Wind southwest 30 knots diminishing to northwest 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday 6 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 8 tenths grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice in the southwestern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. 

[ Canadian Ice Service ]

Stay connected

ATOM

List of Official Text Forecasts
Resources

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

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
Legend:
buoy Buoy
land station Land Station
Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4714N 5856W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

6 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 8 tenths
grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice in the southwestern
section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:50 PM EST 5 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4455N 4955W to 4545N 4525W to 4820N 4140W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half

Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 March 2026

'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Freezing spray warning in effect

Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half

Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 March 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is 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 3:00 AM AST 6 March 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low located southwest of Georges Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Saturday dissipating low located south of East
Scotian Slope.

At 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday low 997 mb located over Ontario.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday approaching low 987 mb located northwest
of the Maritimes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:29 AM AST 6 March 2026 A low pressure system will slowly approach southwestern waters today
passing south of Georges Bank this evening before dissipating on
Saturday. Winds will increase to strong to gale force easterlies just
north of the low then diminish on Saturday.

On Saturday another low will approach the Maritimes from the west.
Strong to gale force southerly winds are forecast to develop late in
the day over northern waters.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern half
and Anticosti - southeastern half.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Cabot Strait - northern half, Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern
half and Anticosti - southeastern half.

Atlantic - Maritimes Area

Another Region

Marine Weather for Canada

Weather shortcuts


How to use
  • Add to shortcuts
    • Go to the desired page on the site, open the Weather shortcuts menu and click on the "Add to shortcuts" button
    • Page name will display in the "Add this page" window, the name can be changed by highlighting the text and entering the desired name
    • Click on the "Save" button to add the link to the list
    • Click on the "X" button to close the panel
  • Delete a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to delete
    • Click on the "Delete" button to remove the link from the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Move a link up/down the list
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Click and hold the link and move to new location in the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Rename a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to rename
    • Click on the "Rename" button and change the link name
    • Click the enter or tab key
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Keyboard navigation
    • Use the Tab key to move to a button or link
    • Use the Enter key to click on buttons or links
    • Organize shortcuts navigation
      • Use the ↑ Up key to select the link above. If none are selected, it will select the first link.
      • Use the ↓ Down key to select the link below. If none are selected, it will select the last link.
      • Use the Page Up key to move a selection up in the list.
      • Use the Page Down key to move a selection down in the list.
  • Restore default list

    Warning: Clicking on the button below will remove all your customized links.

Customized Weather shortcuts

Save your customized list as a bookmark.

Copy/paste or click on the link below then when the page displays, you can bookmark the page using the web browser. Bookmarking your customized list will allow you to access it even if the local storage on your device is erased.

Features

New: Colour-coded weather alerts

Learn more about weather alerting in Canada

Feedbackabout this web site
Date modified: