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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NST 21 January 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind west 35 knots and locally gusts to 45 along the coast late this evening. Wind diminishing to west 25 Thursday morning and to southwest 15 Thursday afternoon. Wind increasing to southwest 35 Thursday evening.

Flurries ending near noon Thursday. Snow and rain Thursday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray ending Thursday morning.

Temperatures minus 4 rising to plus 4 Thursday evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 21 January 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Seas 5 to 7 metres subsiding to 3 to 5 late overnight and to 2 to 3 Thursday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 21 January 2026
Friday Wind west 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday Wind west 25 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35.
Sunday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water. 

[ Canadian Ice Service ]

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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 21 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4930N 5300W
to 5015N 5500W to 5314N 5304W to 5658N 5730W to 6200N 5901W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 21 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
4938N 5600W to 5000N 5130W to 5100N 4800W to 5215N 4800W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

South Coast

Issued 8:00 PM NST 21 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

South Coast

Issued 8:00 PM NST 21 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 8:00 PM NST 21 January 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight low 976 mb located south of Greenland.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Thursday departing low 987 mb located over the
Atlantic Ocean.

At 3:30 p.m. NST Thursday low 1006 mb located over Prince Edward
Island.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Thursday low 1001 mb located off the Port au
Port Peninsula.

At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight ridge located from Hudson Bay to the
Maritimes.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Thursday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over Labrador.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:57 PM NST 21 January 2026 A low pressure system south of Greenland will remain nearly
stationary tonight before tracking eastward over the North Atlantic
on Thursday. Meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure from Hudson Bay to
the Maritimes will continue to track eastward. Generally, gale to
storm force westerlies are expected over all waters between these two
features. Winds will gradually diminish from west to east tonight and
Thursday as the ridge builds in from the west.

A second low pressure system will form over the Maritimes and
approach the district late on Thursday. Strong to gale force
southwesterlies will develop over southern waters with this low late
on Thursday.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank. Gale warnings
are in effect for all remaining waters.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except the Southern Grand Banks.

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