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Gulf - Port au Port

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 15 March 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light late overnight then increasing to southeast 25 Monday afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 35 to 45 Monday evening.

Snow Monday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray ending overnight.

Temperatures minus 9 to minus 3 rising to minus 1 Monday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 15 March 2026
Tonight and Monday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Monday morning then building to 1 to 2 Monday afternoon. Seas building to 3 to 4 Monday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 15 March 2026
Tuesday Wind south 35 to 45 knots veering to southwest 35 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind southwest 35 knots.
Thursday Wind west 25 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 1 tenth new ice except 9 tenths new ice including a trace of first-year ice along the Quebec coast. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. 

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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 15 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4437N 6325W to 4419N 6258W
to 4602N 5807W to Newfoundland near 4740N 5814W. Sea ice north of
the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

1 tenth new ice except 9 tenths new ice including a trace of
first-year ice along the Quebec coast. Consolidated first-year ice
along parts of the coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:50 PM EDT 15 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4555N 4840W to 4550N 4440W to 4815N 4300W to 5220N
4615W to 5650N 5345W to 5930N 5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5815N 4855W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Gulf - Port au Port

Issued 3:30 PM NDT 15 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 - Port au Port

Issued 3:30 PM NDT 15 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 3:30 PM NDT 15 March 2026 Tonight and Monday At 3:30 p.m. NDT today low 985 mb located east of Funk Island Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Monday low 990 mb located east of the Marine
District.

At 3:30 p.m. NDT today trough located over Labrador Sea.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Monday trough located southeast of Belle Isle Bank.

At 3:30 p.m. NDT Monday approaching trough located over the
Maritimes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:21 PM NDT 15 March 2026 A low pressure system east of the Funk Island Bank will move away
from the region tonight. Gale to storm force northwesterlies in the
wake of the low will diminish to strong to gale force as it moves
away.

Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure over the Labrador Sea will move
southeastward and cross the Belle Isle Bank on Monday. This feature
will help maintain strong to gale force northwesterlies over eastern
waters.

A second trough will move over the Maritimes on Monday and bring
strong to gale force southeasterlies to southwestern waters late in
the day.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Funk Island Bank and Northern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in
effect for all remaining waters except Strait of Belle Isle,
Northeast Gulf and the Southwest Coast.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Gulf waters, East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis,
Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank.

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