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Issued 03:00 AM NDT 12 April 2026

Today Tonight and Monday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind west 25 knots increasing to northwest 35 this morning then diminishing to northwest 25 overnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Monday morning then backing to southwest 15 to 20 Monday afternoon. Wind backing to south 25 Monday evening.

Showers becoming flurries or showers early this morning and ending this evening. Snow Monday evening. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in snow.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 12 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 3 to 5 this morning then subsiding to 2 to 3 late overnight. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Monday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 12 April 2026
Tuesday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 20 in the afternoon.
Wednesday Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20 knots.
Thursday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 April 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Cap-Chat Burgeo Île Bicquette New Carlisle Îles de la Madeleine Airport Port Menier Summerside North Cape Pointe-au-Père Mont-Joli Airport La Pocatière Wreckhouse Banquereau - 44139 Port aux Basques Sagona Island Gaspé Airport LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Western Head Winterland Branch Hill Île aux Perroquets Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Pointe-des-Monts Saint John Airport Sept-Îles Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Miscou Island Île Rouge Kouchibouguac Pointe-Noire Kouchibouguac Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Grand Manan Fundy Park (Alma) Miramichi Charlo West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Bathurst Airport Baie-Comeau Airport Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Cap-d'Espoir Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Rivière-la-Madeleine 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 11 April 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4607N 5949W to 4606N
5926W to 4712N 5933W to Newfoundland near 4753N 5924W. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 11 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4510N 5245W to 4505N 4650W to 4620N 4255W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 12 April 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM NDT 12 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today deepening low 1003 mb located near the Port
au Port Peninsula.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT today merging low 989 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT today deepening low 996 mb located over the
southeastern Grand Banks.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT today merging low 989 mb located east of Funk
Island Bank.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Monday ridge located on a line north-south over
the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Monday ridge located on a line north-south over
eastern Newfoundland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:56 AM NDT 12 April 2026 A deepening low pressure system near the Port au Port Peninsula will
track eastward across Newfoundland today. Meanwhile, a second
deepening low pressure system over the Southeastern Grand Banks will
track northeastward. By this afternoon, both systems are expected to
merge into an intense low pressure system that will remain nearly
stationary just east of Funk Island Bank throughout the forecast
period.

Strong to gale force northeasterlies to southwesterlies with the
first low will spread across remaining waters this afternoon as the
two lows merge. Winds will diminish gradually from west to east on
Monday as the low begins to track east of the district and a ridge
moves in from the west.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters.

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