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Issued 10:00 AM NDT 12 October 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to southwest 25 to 35 near noon then becoming north 25 early this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Tuesday morning.

Rain this afternoon and tonight.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 12 October 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 near noon then subsiding to 2 to 3 early this evening. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Tuesday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 12 October 2026
Wednesday Wind light increasing to southeast 25 to 35 knots late in the day.
Thursday Wind southeast 35 knots becoming northwest 35.
Friday Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to west 15.

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Baie-Comeau Airport Halifax Harbour - 44258 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 North Cape Winterland Branch Hill Summerside Wreckhouse East Scotia Slope - 44137 Stephenville St. Lawrence Burgeo Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Banquereau - 44139 Sept-Îles Airport Port aux Basques LaHave Bank - 44150 Sagona Island Mont-Joli Airport Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island La Pocatière Kouchibouguac Cap-d'Espoir Grand Manan New Carlisle Fundy Park (Alma) Pointe-au-Père Miramichi Port Menier Charlo Île Bicquette Bathurst Airport Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Pointe-des-Monts 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 19 May 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.
 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 11 October 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near
4925N 5400W to 5045N 5230W to 5330N 5045W to 5415N 5045W to 6000N
5800W to 6050N 5615W to 5945N 5340W to 6000N 5000W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

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Gale warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 12 October 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 12 October 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today deepening low 999 mb located over
Newfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing low 992 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today deepening low 1000 mb located south of
Nova Scotia.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday low 984 mb located east of the Marine
District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:57 AM NDT 12 October 2026 An intensifying low pressure system over Newfoundland will move
eastward today to lie east of Funk Island Bank tonight. Strong to
gale force southwesterlies south of the low will shift to strong to
gale force northwesterlies in its wake.

A second intensifying low pressure system approaching from the
southwest will cross the Southern Grand Banks tonight before moving
off to the east on Tuesday. Gale force southwesterlies can be
expected just south of this low while gale force northerlies to
northwesterlies can be expected in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast - Cape St. Francis and
south, Belle Isle Bank, and the Grand Banks.

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