Gulf - Port au Port
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NST 18 January 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind light increasing to northeast 15 to 20 knots Monday morning then backing to north 25 Monday afternoon. Wind backing to northwest 15 to 20 Monday evening.
Snow this morning. Flurries beginning this evening changing to snow Monday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures minus 5 to zero rising to zero this afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 18 January 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less this afternoon then
building to 1 to 2 Monday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 18 January 2026
Tuesday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to
southwest 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind west 35 to 45 knots.
Thursday
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to
light.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Open water except 7 tenths new ice along parts of the Quebec coast.
Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce 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 7 tenths new ice along parts of the Quebec coast.
Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 17 January 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5000N 5532W to 5030N 5230W to 5200N 4915W to 5315N 4915W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5900N 4735W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:00 a.m. NST today low 1013 mb located over southwesternNewfoundland.
By 3:30 p.m. NST today departing low 1013 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.
At 3:30 p.m. NST today deepening low 1008 mb located east of
Cape Hatteras.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Monday low 983 mb located over southeastern
Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:54 AM NST 18 January 2026 A low pressure system over Southwestern Newfoundland will trackeastward across the district today and depart to the east of the Funk
Island Bank this afternoon. Strong to gale force southwesterlies
south of the low will diminish later today as it departs.
A second low pressure system will develop near Cape Hatteras this
afternoon and deepen as it tracks northeastward to lie over
Southeastern Newfoundland on Monday afternoon. Strong to gale force
easterlies to northeasterlies will develop to the north of its track,
while gale to storm force westerlies to southwesterlies will develop
to its south. Winds will shift to strong to gale force
northwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
South Coast, East Coast, and Northern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are
in effect for all remaining waters except Strait of Belle Isle and
Gulf waters.
Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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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