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Issued 03:00 AM ADT 20 May 2026

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Strong wind warning in effect.

Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southwest 20 to 25 near noon then becoming north 20 near midnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Thursday morning.

Scattered showers tonight. Fog patches dissipating overnight.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 20 May 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Thursday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 20 May 2026
Friday Wind northerly 15 knots backing to west 20 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind west 20 knots diminishing to light.
Sunday Wind light becoming southeast 15 knots late in the day.

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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 19 May 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.
 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 19 May 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 May estimated from Newfoundland near
4700N 5520W to 4325N 5015W to 4320N 4615W to 4845N 4335W to 5310N
4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to 5825N 4810W
then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
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Strong wind warning in effect

Southwestern Shore

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 20 May 2026

'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM ADT 20 May 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today warm front located on a line
northwest-southeast over Banquereau.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight warm front located east of the Marine
District.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT today cold front located over Quebec.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Thursday cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over Nova Scotia.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Thursday departing cold front located southeast
of the Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:40 AM ADT 20 May 2026 A cold front over Quebec with track eastward across the Maritimes
today and tonight to lie southeast of the district by Thursday
afternoon. Strong southwest winds ahead of the front will veer to
strong to gale force northwest winds in its wake, over northern
waters.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait - northern half, Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern half and
Anticosti.

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