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West Scotian Slope

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Issued 10:00 AM ADT 11 April 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots veering to west 15 to 20 near noon then to northwest 25 early this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Sunday morning and to light Sunday evening.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 11 April 2026

West Scotian Slope - northern half

Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 early this evening then subsiding to 1 to 2 near noon Sunday.

West Scotian Slope - southern half

Today Tonight and Sunday. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this evening then subsiding to 1 to 2 Sunday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 11 April 2026
Monday Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to southwest 30 to 35 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind southwest 30 to 35 knots diminishing to light.
Wednesday Wind light increasing to southerly 15 to 20 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 10 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 11 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4535N 5245W to 4545N 4655W to 4640N 4355W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 11 April 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today intensifying low 1012 mb located over
eastern New Brunswick.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Sunday low 1001 mb located over western
Newfoundland.

At 8:00 p.m. ADT Sunday departing low located northeast of
Newfoundland.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Sunday approaching ridge located west of the
Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:40 AM ADT 11 April 2026 A low pressure system over Eastern New Brunswick this morning will
slowly intensify as it moves east to lie over Western Newfoundland
tonight. Strong to gale force northwesterlies will develop over
eastern waters tonight in the wake of the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Gulf-Magdalen and
Anticosti.

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