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Gulf - Magdalen - western half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 08 February 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Wind northwest 20 knots increasing to northwest 30 late overnight. Wind northwest 30 Monday.

Flurries tonight and Monday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray ending Monday evening.

Temperatures minus 6 rising to minus 1 Monday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 08 February 2026
Tonight and Monday. Over open water seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Monday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 08 February 2026
Tuesday Wind north 30 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Wednesday Wind light becoming north 15 knots late in the day.
Thursday Wind northeast 20 to 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 February 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Ice pressure warning in effect. 3 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 tenths grey-white ice along the Prince Edward Island coast and in the western section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coast. Strong ice pressure along the coast of Prince Edward Island developing overnight. 

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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 EST 8 February 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

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

Ice pressure warning in effect.

3 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 tenths
grey-white ice along the Prince Edward Island coast and in the
western section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the
coast.
Strong ice pressure along the coast of Prince Edward Island
developing overnight.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 8 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4735N 5245W to 4805N 5005W to 4840N 4830W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Gulf - Magdalen

Issued 8:00 PM AST 08 February 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.

Ice pressure warning in effect

Gulf - Magdalen - western half

Issued 10:00 AM EST 08 February 2026

Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 8 February 2026 Tonight and Monday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 970 mb located south of
the Grand Banks.

By 3:00 a.m. AST Monday quasi-stationary ridge located over the
Great Lakes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 8:25 PM AST 8 February 2026 A low pressure system south of the Grand Banks will continue to
depart the region. Strong to gale force north to northwest winds in
the wake of the low will slowly diminish as a result.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Laurentian Fan.

Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, eastern shore, Fourchu, Gulf
- Magdalen, and Anticosti.

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