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Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 14 January 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 to 25 knots increasing to south 35 Thursday morning then diminishing to southwest 25 Thursday afternoon.

Showers changing to rain overnight with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches dissipating Thursday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM AST 14 January 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Seas 2 to 3 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 14 January 2026
Friday Wind west 25 knots increasing to westerly 35 in the morning then diminishing to west 20 late in the day.
Saturday Wind southwest 25 knots.
Sunday Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northeast 20 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Open water. 

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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 Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia near 4500N 6510W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6327W to 4432N
6251W to 4539N 5917W to 4704N 6000W to 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 14 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 15 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
5000N 5532W to 5015N 5430W to 5230N 5015W to 5345N 5015W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5845N 4735W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Southwestern Shore

Issued 8:00 PM AST 14 January 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 AST 14 January 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located over southeastern Ontario.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Thursday trough located from East Scotian Slope
to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:46 PM AST 14 January 2026 An approaching trough will move eastward across the marine district
on Thursday and is expected to stall over eastern waters Thursday
evening. Strong to gale force southerlies will develop over southern
and eastern waters ahead of this feature.

These southerlies are expected to increase to gale to storm force on
Friday over East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, and Laurentian Fan as the
trough stalls and intensifies.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope,
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau,
Laurentian Fan, and Cabot Strait.

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