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Gulf - Port au Port

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 11 April 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind variable 15 knots except northeast 25 over northern sections. Wind increasing to northeast 35 early this evening except light over southern sections. Wind becoming northwest 35 late overnight then diminishing to northwest 25 Sunday evening.

Rain or snow becoming snow overnight and ending Sunday afternoon. Fog banks dissipating Sunday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog banks and in snow.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 11 April 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 1 to 2 metres except 1 or less along the Newfoundland coast today. Seas building to 2 to 3 this evening and to 3 to 4 late overnight then subsiding to 2 to 3 Sunday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 11 April 2026
Monday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 in the morning then increasing to south 20 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Wednesday Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 10 April 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Open water. Consolidated rotten 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 10 April 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4520N 6059W to 4547N 5924W
to 4712N 5933W to Newfoundland near 4753N 5924W. Sea ice west of the
ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water. Consolidated rotten first-year ice along parts of the
coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 10 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 11 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4535N 5245W to 4545N 4655W to 4640N 4355W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Gulf - Port au Port

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 11 April 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 11 April 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today deepening low 1012 mb located over New
Brunswick.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Sunday low 999 mb located over eastern
Newfoundland.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today deepening low 1006 mb located southwest
of the Grand Banks.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Sunday low 990 mb located northeast of the
Grand Banks.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line east-west over
Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight dissipating ridge located on a line
east-west over Belle Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:51 AM NDT 11 April 2026 A deepening low pressure system over New Brunswick will slowly track
over Western Newfoundland by overnight tonight. Meanwhile, a second
deepening low pressure system will approach from the south and track
across the Grand Banks. On Sunday, both systems are expected to merge
into an intense low pressure system that will remain nearly
stationary just east of Funk Island Bank.

Gale force northeasterlies to northwesterlies will develop in the
vicinity of the first low over the Gulf waters this evening, while
gale force southerlies to westerlies develop over the Grand Banks
with the second low. As the lows merge on Sunday, gale force
southwesterlies to northwesterlies will spread to all remaining
waters.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters.

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