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Issued 08:00 PM AST 12 December 2025

Tonight and Saturday.

Wind west 25 knots with gusts to 35 in the Approaches. Wind becoming west 20 to 25 near midnight then diminishing to west 15 early Saturday morning. Wind backing to southwest 10 to 15 Saturday evening.

Low tonight minus 3. High Saturday plus 3.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 12 December 2025
Sunday Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to west 30 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind northwest 35 knots.
Tuesday Wind northwest 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 December 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Summerside Stephenville Airport North Cape Burgeo Pointe-des-Monts Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Tracadie Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse Halifax Harbour - 44258 LaHave Bank - 44150 Sept-Îles Airport Banquereau - 44139 Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Île Rouge Île aux Perroquets Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport East Scotia Slope - 44137 Baie-Comeau Airport Mont-Joli Airport Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Heath Point Miscou Island Kouchibouguac Îles de la Madeleine Airport Kouchibouguac La Pocatière Grand Manan St. Stephen Fundy Park (Alma) New Carlisle Miramichi Pointe-au-Père Charlo Port Menier Bathurst Airport Île Bicquette Bas Caraquet Cap-Chat East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Lunenburg Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Nappan AAFC McNabs Island East Point Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island Cap-d'Espoir Beaver Island Baccaro Point
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Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 December 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 4723N 6136W to 4738N 6112W to 4744N
6124W to 4734N 6159W to 4706N 6212W to 4706N 6147W to 4723N 6136W.
Sea ice within the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4551N 6201W to
Prince Edward Island near 4621N 6211W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6231W
to 4640N 6329W to 4736N 6409W to 4904N 6404W to 4925N 6516W to 4916N
6703W to 4956N 6635W to Anticosti Island near 4924N 6336W. Sea ice
west then north of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4945N 6301W to
4946N 5954W to 5106N 5804W to Newfoundland near 5029N 5728W. Sea ice
north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 12 December 2025 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 960 mb located southeast of Labrador
Sea.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday departing low 958 mb located east of
Labrador Sea.

At 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday ridge located from Quebec to the Gulf
of Maine.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday ridge located from New Brunswick to East
Scotian Slope.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:19 PM AST 12 December 2025 An intense low pressure system east of the Labrador Sea will remain
nearly stationary tonight, then will move slowly eastward on
Saturday. Gale to storm force west to northwest winds will diminish
on Saturday as the low moves eastward.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope and Laurentian Fan. Gale warnings are in effect
for all remaining waters.

Freezing spray warnings are in effect for Cabot Strait and all of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.

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