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Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 PM EST 16 January 2026

Tonight and Saturday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind north 25 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35 early this evening then diminishing to west 15 to 25 early Saturday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Saturday evening.

Snow ending this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray ending Saturday evening.

Low tonight minus 11. High Saturday minus 6.

Waves

Issued 03:00 PM EST 16 January 2026
Tonight and Saturday. Seas 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late overnight then subsiding to 1 to 2 Saturday afternoon. Seas subsiding to 1 or less Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 06:00 AM EST 16 January 2026
Sunday Wind light becoming east 15 knots in the afternoon.
Monday Wind northeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to light.
Tuesday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots increasing to southwest 35 to 45.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 16 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Open water. 

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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 16 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

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

Open water.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half

Issued 3:00 PM EST 16 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 - southern half

Issued 3:00 PM EST 16 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 16 January 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 3:00 p.m. EST today low 978 mb located over Newfoundland.
By 7:00 p.m. EST tonight departing low 967 mb located east of the
Strait of Belle Isle.

At 3:00 p.m. EST today ridge located on a line north-south over
Lake Ontario.
By 7:00 p.m. EST Saturday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over Sept-Îles.

At 3:00 p.m. EST today low 996 mb located over Lake Superior.
By 7:00 p.m. EST Saturday low 1008 mb located northeast of Lake
Huron.

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