Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind northwest 30 knots backing to west 25 this afternoon then diminishing to variable 10 to 15 this evening. Wind increasing to south 25 overnight with gusts to 45 along the coast Tuesday morning. Wind becoming south 35 Tuesday morning then diminishing to southwest 25 Tuesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Tuesday evening.
Flurries ending this morning. Flurries Tuesday morning and afternoon changing to showers. Fog banks forming Tuesday afternoon.
Temperatures plus 2 falling to minus 3 to plus 1 this morning then rising to plus 4 Tuesday afternoon.
Waves
Extended Forecast
Ice Forecast
Stay connected
Weather Conditions
Zoom-in to make a selection



Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 March 2025 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4521N 6100W to 4600N 5900Wto Newfoundland near 4736N 5740W. Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 3:31 PM EDT 23 March 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4643N 5307W to 4615N 5155W to 4550N 4730W to 4730N 4420W to 5135N
4525W to 5510N 4825W to 5900N 5620W to 6110N 5505W to 5820N 4555W
then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6025W to Newfoundland near 4920N 5745W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Southwest Coast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025'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.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NDT 24 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today low 976 mb located over eastern Labrador Sea.By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing low 984 mb located over northern
Labrador Sea.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located from Banquereau to Funk
Island Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing trough located east of the
Marine District.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday approaching low 1004 mb located over
New Brunswick.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:57 AM NDT 24 March 2025 A low pressure system over the Eastern Labrador Sea will continue tomove northward today. Gale force westerlies over northern waters will
diminish this morning as the low moves away.
A trough of low pressure extending from Banquereau to Funk Island
Bank will slowly track eastward across the southern waters today.
Strong to gale force west to northwesterlies south and west of the
trough will diminish to light to moderate southerly winds tonight.
Another low pressure system will approach the Maritimes tonight and
track northeastward across Newfoundland on Tuesday. Strong to gale
south to southwesterlies will develop ahead of the low.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters and Northeast Coast.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, Belle
Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- West Scotian Slope - southeastern half
Another Region
- Date modified: