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Issued 08:00 PM AST 21 January 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind southwest 20 to 25 knots increasing to southwest 25 to 30 late overnight then veering to westerly 25 late Thursday afternoon.

Flurries changing to showers overnight and ending near noon Thursday.

Temperatures zero rising to plus 7 Thursday morning.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 21 January 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 21 January 2026
Friday Wind west 25 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 30 knots.
Sunday Wind northwest 20 knots veering to northeast 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water. 

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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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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia 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 4822N 6159W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 21 January 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight quasi-stationary low 976 mb located over
Labrador Sea.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
the central Marine District.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Thursday ridge located east of the Marine
District.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Thursday trough located over New England.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Thursday trough located from Newfoundland to East
Scotian Slope.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:40 PM AST 21 January 2026 Strong to gale force westerly winds in the wake of low pressure
system over the Labrador Sea will diminish as a ridge of high
pressure moves eastward across marine waters.

On Thursday, a trough of low pressure will track eastward across the
southern marine district. Strong to gale force southwesterlies are
expected ahead of the trough.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, Fourchu, Banquereau - northern half and Cabot
Strait.

Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fourchu, Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Gulf-Magdalen and
Anticosti.

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