Gulf - Port au Port
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 08 March 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind southwest 25 knots and locally gusts to 35 along the coast. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 this afternoon except northeast 15 to 20 over northwestern sections. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 late overnight then increasing to southwest 15 to 20 Monday afternoon. Wind increasing to southwest 25 Monday evening.
Rain and fog patches changing to flurries near midnight and ending near noon Monday.
Temperatures plus 2 falling to minus 3 overnight.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 08 March 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Outside the ice edge seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this
morning and to 1 to 2 this afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 08 March 2026
Tuesday
Wind southwest 35 to 45 knots diminishing to
west 25 in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 15 knots.
Thursday
Wind light increasing to east 25 to 35
knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 7 March 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday 2 tenths new ice except 7 tenths new ice including 1 tenth
first-year ice in the northern section. Consolidated first-year ice
along parts of the coasts.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 7 March 2026 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to4315N 6515W to 4549N 5807W to 4708N 5834W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
2 tenths new ice except 7 tenths new ice including 1 tenth
first-year ice in the northern section. Consolidated first-year ice
along parts of the coasts.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 7 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4510N 4930W to 4540N 4345W to 4820N 4140W to 5210N
4630W to 5930N 5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwestover Anticosti Island.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Monday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Funk Island Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:48 AM NDT 8 March 2026 A trough of low pressure over Anticosti Island will continue eastwardacross the marine district today before lying over the Funk Island
Bank by Sunday night. Gale to storm force southwesterlies will
continue across the district today and tonight ahead of the trough
while strong to gale force westerlies to northwesterlies will form
Monday behind the trough.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Funk Island Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining
waters except Strait of Belle Isle and the Gulf waters.
Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- 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 - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern 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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