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Issued 08:00 PM NST 08 December 2025

Tonight and Tuesday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind north 35 to 45 knots except southwest 35 to 45 over eastern sections. Wind becoming northwest 35 to 45 this evening except northwest 50 to 60 over eastern sections late this evening. Wind becoming west 35 late overnight. Wind west 35 Tuesday.

Snow changing to flurries near midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray ending Tuesday morning.

Temperatures minus 5 to zero falling to minus 6 overnight then rising to minus 1 Tuesday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 08 December 2025
Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 3 to 5 this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 08 December 2025
Wednesday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots.
Thursday Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots veering to southwest 25 to 35.
Friday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots veering to west 35 to 45.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday Ice free. 

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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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 4723N 6136W to 4738N 6112W to 4744N
6124W to 4734N 6159W to 4706N 6212W to 4706N 6147W to 4723N 6136W.
Sea ice within the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4546N 6254W to 4558N
6310W to Prince Edward Island near 4558N 6250W. Sea ice west of the
ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4630N 6319W
to 4741N 6431W to 4827N 6402W to 4904N 6404W to 4925N 6516W to 4916N
6703W to 4956N 6635W to Anticosti Island near 4924N 6336W. Sea ice
west then north of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4949N 6317W to
4946N 5954W to Quebec near 5125N 5736W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 8 December 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near
4800N 5300W to 4800N 5200W to 4830N 5100W to 5300N 5030W to 5945N
5730W to 6120N 5340W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 8:00 PM NST 08 December 2025

'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.

Freezing spray warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 8:00 PM NST 08 December 2025

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 8 December 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 988 mb located near the
Burin Peninsula.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Tuesday departing low 957 mb located northeast
of the Marine District.

At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight ridge located southwest of the Maritimes.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Tuesday ridge located on a line east-west over
the southern Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:57 PM NST 8 December 2025 A deepening low pressure system near the Burin Peninsula at forecast
time will continue to intensify as it tracks northeastward over the
Funk Island Bank later tonight. The low will continue to deepen as
it pulls away to the northeast on Tuesday. Gale force southerlies to
northeasterlies ahead of the low will shift to gale to storm force
southwesterlies to northwesterlies in its wake. Hurricane force
northwesterlies can be expected Tuesday morning over Funk Island Bank
and winds will briefly approach hurricane force over parts of the
South Coast, East Coast, and Northern Grand Banks tonight. Winds will
diminish to strong to gale force westerlies to northwesterlies as the
low pulls away.

Marine interests are advised that a hurricane force wind warning is
in effect for Funk Island Bank. Storm warnings are in effect for
Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast, and the Grand Banks.
Gale warnings are in effect for Gulf - Port au Port, Northeast Coast
- Cape St. John and south, and Belle Isle Bank.

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

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