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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NDT 16 March 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to south 35 to 45 near midnight. Wind south 35 to 45 Tuesday.

Rain tonight and Tuesday. Fog forming early Tuesday morning.

Temperatures minus 3 to zero rising to plus 3 this evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 16 March 2026
Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this evening and to 3 to 5 late overnight. Seas building to 5 to 7 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 16 March 2026
Wednesday Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots veering to northwest 35 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15.
Friday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water. 

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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 16 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4437N 6325W to 4419N 6258W
to 4602N 5807W to Newfoundland near 4740N 5814W. Sea ice north of
the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 16 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 17 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4535N 4600W to 4540N 4400W to 4815N 4300W to 5200N
4700W to 5650N 5345W to 5930N 5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5815N 4855W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 16 March 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 8:00 PM NDT 16 March 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight trough located over the Maritimes.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday trough located on a line
northwest-southeast over Labrador Sea.

At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
eastern Newfoundland.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:54 PM NDT 16 March 2026 A trough of low pressure over the Maritimes will track northeastward
across Newfoundland overnight. Strong to gale force southeasterlies
ahead of the trough will shift to southwesterlies behind it.

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

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Northeast Gulf, Belle Isle Bank, and Funk Island Bank.

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