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Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 PM EDT 16 March 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind east 30 to 40 knots diminishing to easterly 20 to 30 early this evening then becoming southeast 25 to 35 early Tuesday morning. Wind increasing to southwest 40 to 50 late Tuesday morning then diminishing to west 30 to 40 Tuesday evening.

Snow changing to freezing rain early this evening then to showers this evening. Flurries Tuesday late in the day. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Risk of freezing spray late this afternoon.

Low tonight minus 2. High Tuesday plus 7.

Waves

Issued 03:00 PM EDT 16 March 2026
Tonight and Tuesday. Over open water seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near midnight then building to 3 to 4 Tuesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 06:00 AM EDT 16 March 2026
Wednesday Wind west 30 to 40 knots diminishing to west 15 to 25 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind southeasterly 10 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind westerly 10 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water except 7 tenths new ice including a trace of first-year ice in the extreme northwestern section and in the extreme southeastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coast. 

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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 EDT 16 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4437N 6325W to 4419N 6258W
to 4602N 5807W to Newfoundland near 4740N 5814W. Sea ice north of
the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 7 tenths new ice including a trace of first-year
ice in the extreme northwestern section and in the extreme
southeastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the
coast.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half

Issued 3:00 PM EDT 16 March 2026

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 PM EDT 16 March 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 p.m. EDT today departing ridge located on a line north-south
over Newfoundland.

At 3:00 p.m. EDT today low 989 mb located over Lake Huron.
By 8:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday low 953 mb located over southern Ungava
Bay.

At 2:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday ridge located on a line north-south over
western Ontario.
By 8:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday ridge located on a line north-south over
the Great Lakes.

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