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Issued 03:00 AM ADT 16 October 2026

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind north 15 knots diminishing to light early this morning then increasing to south 15 near noon. Wind increasing to south 20 to 25 this afternoon then veering to southwest 30 this evening. Wind diminishing to northerly 20 to 25 Saturday morning.

Periods of rain this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Risk of thunderstorms tonight and Saturday morning.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 16 October 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 3 this evening then subsiding to 2 near noon Saturday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 16 October 2026
Sunday Wind north 25 knots veering to northeast 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind easterly 20 knots.
Tuesday Wind easterly 20 knots increasing to northeast 30.

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Baie-Comeau Airport Halifax Harbour - 44258 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 North Cape Winterland Branch Hill Summerside Wreckhouse East Scotia Slope - 44137 Stephenville St. Lawrence Burgeo Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Banquereau - 44139 Sept-Îles Airport Port aux Basques LaHave Bank - 44150 Sagona Island Mont-Joli Airport Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island La Pocatière Kouchibouguac Cap-d'Espoir Grand Manan New Carlisle Fundy Park (Alma) Pointe-au-Père Miramichi Port Menier Charlo Île Bicquette Bathurst Airport Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Pointe-des-Monts 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 15 October 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near
4840N 5340W to 5130N 4945W to 5245N 4945W to 6000N 5800W to 6125N
5445W to 6000N 5000W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM ADT 16 October 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today departing low 978 mb located northeast
of Newfoundland.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight low 996 mb located over Maine.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Saturday low 986 mb located northeast of
Anticosti Island.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Saturday departing low 981 mb located north
of Newfoundland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:41 AM ADT 16 October 2026 A low pressure system northeast of Newfoundland will continue to
slowly track northeastward today. Strong to gale force
northwesterlies over eastern waters will diminish this morning.

A second low pressure system will track northeastward across the
Maritimes and the Gulf of St. Lawrence tonight and Saturday morning
to lie north of Newfoundland Saturday afternoon. Strong to gale force
southerly winds will veer to strong to gale force northwesterlies in
its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau,
Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, Chaleur - Miscou and
Anticosti.

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