Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 14 January 2026
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots backing to southeast 15 Thursday morning then increasing to south 25 Thursday afternoon.
Rain overnight and Thursday. Fog patches forming late overnight.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 14 January 2026
Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Thursday
afternoon.
Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 metre.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 14 January 2026
Friday
Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to west 35
in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind west 25 knots.
Sunday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
easterly 20.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coast.
Consolidated grey-white ice in sheltered bays.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to NovaScotia near 4500N 6510W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6327W to 4432N
6251W to 4539N 5917W to 4704N 6000W to 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coast.
Consolidated grey-white ice in sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 14 January 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 15 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5000N 5532W to 5015N 5430W to 5230N 5015W to 5345N 5015W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5845N 4735W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 14 January 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located over southeastern Ontario.By 8:00 p.m. AST Thursday trough located from East Scotian Slope
to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:46 PM AST 14 January 2026 An approaching trough will move eastward across the marine districton Thursday and is expected to stall over eastern waters Thursday
evening. Strong to gale force southerlies will develop over southern
and eastern waters ahead of this feature.
These southerlies are expected to increase to gale to storm force on
Friday over East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, and Laurentian Fan as the
trough stalls and intensifies.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope,
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau,
Laurentian Fan, and Cabot Strait.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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