Laurentian Fan - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 04 September 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 this afternoon then diminishing to southwest 15 early Saturday morning.
Scattered showers changing to rain this evening with a risk of thunderstorms then to scattered showers Saturday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM ADT 04 September 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 near noon and to 2 to 3
late this afternoon. Seas building to 3 to 4 late this evening then subsiding to
2 to 3 Saturday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 04 September 2026
Sunday
Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northwest
25 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind west 30 knots.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 May 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 3 September 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 4 Sep estimated from Newfoundland near4910N 5455W to 5400N 5345W to 6000N 5600W to 6130N 5420W to 5925N
4550W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 4 September 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today low 1007 mb located over western NovaScotia.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Saturday intensifying low 998 mb located over
Eastern Shore.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT Saturday quasi-stationary low 996 mb located over
southern Banquereau.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:22 AM ADT 4 September 2026 A low pressure system over the Gulf of Maine will intensify and moveslowly eastward today and tonight to lie over eastern shore overnight
tonight. The low will then stall over Southern Banquereau Saturday
evening.
Winds will increase to strong to gale force easterlies or
northeasterlies over northern and eastern marine areas. Over western
waters, winds will increase to strong northerlies on Saturday in the
wake of the low.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope - western half, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait and Gulf-Magdalen.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- 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 - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope - northeastern half
- West Scotian Slope - southwestern half
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