Northumberland Strait - eastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 10 December 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southerly 20 to 25 this morning then diminishing to westerly 15 late this afternoon. Wind diminishing to light early this evening then increasing to southeast 20 near midnight. Wind veering to southerly 25 overnight then to southwest 20 near noon Thursday.
Flurries near noon becoming showers or flurries and ending late this afternoon. Snow beginning this evening and changing to rain near midnight and ending near noon Thursday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures minus 3 rising to plus 5 Thursday afternoon then falling to zero Thursday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
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Issued 10:00 AM EST 9 December 2025 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4723N 6136W to 4738N 6112W to 4744N6124W 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 4741N 6431W to 4827N 6402W 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 4949N 6317W to
4946N 5954W to 5106N 5804W to Newfoundland near 5029N 5728W. Sea ice
north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the coasts.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 10 December 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. AST today trough located over New England.By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located on a line north-south over
the eastern Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 990 mb located over southern Ontario.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Thursday low 986 mb located over the northern
Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:37 AM AST 10 December 2025 A trough of low pressure will track across the marine district today.Strong to gale force southerly winds will develop ahead of this
feature.
A second low pressure system developing over Southern Ontario will
track across New Brunswick Thursday morning to lie over Northern Gulf
of St. Lawrence waters Thursday afternoon. Strong to gale force
easterly winds are forecast ahead of the low. Strong to gale force
westerly winds are expected south of the low late in the day
Thursday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, southwestern shore,
LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, Laurentian Fan
and Anticosti - northwestern half.
Additionally, a freezing spray warning is in effect Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port - northwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port - southeastern half
- 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 - northwestern half
- West Scotian Slope - southeastern half
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