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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 19 February 2026

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind north 15 to 20 knots diminishing to north 10 to 15 near noon then backing to northwest 15 to 20 this evening. Wind northwest 15 to 20 Friday.

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

A risk of freezing spray over southern sections Friday afternoon and evening.

Temperatures minus 2 falling to minus 7 Friday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 18 February 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Thursday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 19 February 2026
Saturday Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to northeast 35 to 45 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind northeast 35 knots diminishing to northeast 25.
Monday Wind light increasing to east 15 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water except 5 tenths grey-white ice along parts of the Newfoundland coast and in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the Quebec coast. 

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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 18 February 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

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

Open water except 5 tenths grey-white ice along parts of the
Newfoundland coast and in the extreme northeastern section.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the Quebec coast.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 18 February 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4605N 4810W to 4740N 4525W to 5105N 4835W to 5930N
5700W to 6240N 5400W to 6005N 4950W to 5840N 4505W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM NST 19 February 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 966 mb located east of Funk Island Bank.
By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight quasi-stationary low 974 mb located east
of the Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:57 AM NST 19 February 2026 An intense low pressure system east of Funk Island Bank will continue
tracking eastward before becoming nearly stationary east of the
district overnight tonight. Strong to gale force northerlies to
westerlies will persist over eastern waters for the remainder of the
forecast period.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Strait of Belle Isle - western half, Gulf waters,
Southwest Coast, South Coast, and Southwestern Grand Banks.

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