Northumberland Strait - western half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 06 February 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots backing to north 15 Saturday afternoon.
Temperatures minus 8 rising to minus 3 Saturday afternoon.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 06 February 2026
Sunday
Wind northerly 20 to 25 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 15 to 20.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 February 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday 9 tenths grey-white ice. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of
the coasts.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 February 2026 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4715N 5915W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
9 tenths grey-white ice. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of
the coasts.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 6 February 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 964 mb located south of East ScotianSlope.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday low 965 mb located east of the Grand
Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:43 PM AST 6 February 2026 An intense low pressure system south of East Scotian Slope will tracknortheastward passing south of the marine district tonight. Gale to
storm force northeast winds to the north of the low will impact
southernmost waters tonight and diminish to strong northerlies on
Saturday.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Laurentian Fan - southern half. Gale warnings are in effect for East
Scotian Slope, Banquereau - southeastern half, and Laurentian Fan -
northern half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- 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 - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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