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Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 PM EST 20 January 2026

Tonight and Wednesday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind west 35 to 45 knots diminishing to west 25 to 35 near midnight and to west 15 to 25 Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to light Wednesday evening.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray ending Wednesday evening.

Low tonight minus 19. High Wednesday minus 13.

Waves

Issued 03:00 PM EST 20 January 2026
Tonight and Wednesday. Over open water seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late this afternoon then subsiding to 1 to 2 early Wednesday morning. Seas subsiding to 1 or less Wednesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 06:00 AM EST 20 January 2026
Thursday Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots.
Friday Wind east 15 to 25 knots increasing to west 25 to 35.
Saturday Wind west 20 to 30 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 20 January 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday 2 tenths new ice except 7 tenths new ice including 3 tenths grey ice in the southwestern section. Consolidated grey-white ice along parts of the coast near Sept-Îles. 

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

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 20 January 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia 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

2 tenths new ice except 7 tenths new ice including 3 tenths grey ice
in the southwestern section. Consolidated grey-white ice along parts
of the coast near Sept-Îles.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half

Issued 3:00 PM EST 20 January 2026

'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Freezing spray warning in effect

Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half

Issued 3:00 PM EST 20 January 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is 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 EST 20 January 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 p.m. EST today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over Sept-Îles.
By 3:00 p.m. EST Wednesday departing trough located over Labrador
Sea.

At 3:00 p.m. EST today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over western Quebec.
By 7:00 p.m. EST Wednesday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

By 7:00 p.m. EST Wednesday building low 1007 mb located over
Lake Superior.

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