Northumberland Strait - eastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 18 January 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind light increasing to northeast 20 knots late overnight and to north 30 early Monday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Monday afternoon then backing to southwest 10 to 15 Monday evening.
Snow beginning this evening changing to scattered flurries near noon Monday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 18 January 2026
Tuesday
Wind southwest 25 knots.
Wednesday
Wind west 25 knots.
Thursday
Wind light increasing to southerly 20
knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along the
southern Prince Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice
along parts of the coasts.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to NovaScotia 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 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along the
southern Prince Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice
along parts of the coasts.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM AST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:00 a.m. AST today departing trough located over thesoutheastern Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 1002 mb located southwest
of Georges Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Monday low 976 mb located over eastern
Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:50 AM AST 18 January 2026 A developing low pressure system will approach the marine districtfrom the southwest today. The low will intensify as it tracks
northeastward to the south of Nova Scotia Monday morning to lie over
Newfoundland Monday afternoon. Winds will increase to strong to gale
force northeasterlies north of the low's track and gale to near storm
force southwesterlies south of the low's track.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope,
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau,
Laurentian Fan and Cabot Strait.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- 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
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