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Northumberland Strait - eastern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 09 February 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Tuesday afternoon and to light Tuesday evening.

Flurries ending near noon Tuesday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Temperatures minus 5 falling to minus 10 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 09 February 2026
Wednesday Wind light becoming northerly 15 knots in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind northwest 25 knots.
Friday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 9 February 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Ice pressure warning in effect. 9 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths first-year ice in the southern section and along parts of the Cape Breton Island coast. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. Strong ice pressure along parts of the Nova Scotia coast today and easing Tuesday evening. 

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

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 9 February 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4715N 5915W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice pressure warning in effect.

9 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9
plus tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths first-year ice in the
southern section and along parts of the Cape Breton Island coast.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
Strong ice pressure along parts of the Nova Scotia coast today and
easing Tuesday evening.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Ice pressure warning in effect

Northumberland Strait - eastern half

Issued 10:00 AM EST 09 February 2026

Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 9 February 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located over the Great Lakes.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Tuesday ridge located over the western Marine
District.

At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located over the Avalon Peninsula.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Tuesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:46 PM AST 9 February 2026 Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Gulf - Magdalen, and Anticosti.

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