West Scotian Slope
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 16 April 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots except southwest 10 to 15 over northern sections this morning. Wind increasing to southwest 25 Friday morning then diminishing to southwest 15 Friday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Friday evening.
Showers today. Showers Friday evening. Fog patches.
Waves
Issued 05:00 AM ADT 16 April 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres except 2 to 3 over southern sections Friday
morning and afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 16 April 2026
Saturday
Wind east 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind south 15 to 20 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 25 knots backing to west 15 to
20.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 April 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4607N 5949W to 4631N5919W to 4844N 6156W to 4919N 6025W to Newfoundland near 4753N
5924W. Sea ice west then northeast of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 15 April 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5400W to 4455N 5135W to 4510N 4535W to 4630N 4415W 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 3:00 AM ADT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today trough located on a line east-west overEast Scotian Slope.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Friday departing trough located south of the
Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. ADT today trough located over the Great Lakes.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Friday trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over New Brunswick.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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