West Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 15 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to north 15 to 20 this evening and to light late overnight. Wind increasing to south 15 near noon Friday and to southerly 25 to 30 Friday afternoon.
Showers Friday late in the day. Fog patches forming Friday evening.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM ADT 15 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this evening and to 1 to 2
early Friday morning. Seas building to 2 to 3 Friday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 15 October 2026
Saturday
Wind southwest 35 knots diminishing to
northwesterly 25 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind north 25 knots diminishing to north
15.
Monday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
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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 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near4840N 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 3:30 PM ADT 15 October 2026 Tonight and Friday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today deepening low 985 mb located over easternNewfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Friday departing low 979 mb located northeast
of Newfoundland.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
New England.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Friday departing ridge located southeast of the
Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. ADT Friday approaching low 996 mb located over Maine.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:24 PM ADT 15 October 2026 A low pressure system over Eastern Newfoundland will continue toslowly track northeastward as it intensifies further. Strong to gale
force northwesterlies in its wake will gradually diminish overnight
tonight.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, and all Gulf of St.
Lawrence waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - eastern half
- Laurentian Fan - western half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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