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West Scotian Slope

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 14 April 2026

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind west 30 knots diminishing to west 20 early this morning and to west 15 near noon. Wind diminishing to light this afternoon then increasing to southwest 15 to 20 after midnight. Wind southwest 15 to 20 Wednesday.

Scattered showers ending early this morning with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches forming Wednesday morning.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM ADT 14 April 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this morning and to 1 to 2 this evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 14 April 2026
Thursday Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind southwest 15 knots becoming variable 10 to 15.
Saturday Wind east 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday 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 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4607N 5949W to 4631N
5919W 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 13 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 14 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4435N 5125W to 4440N 4530W to 4620N 4255W 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 14 April 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today low 1000 mb located over the northeastern
Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT today departing low 1002 mb located over the
Avalon Peninsula.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located west of the Marine District.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday ridge located over the eastern Marine
District.

By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday trough located on a line east-west over
New England.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:44 AM ADT 14 April 2026 Strong to gale force southwesterlies over the district will diminish
today as a low pressure system over the Northeastern Gulf of St.
Lawrence departs to the east.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope and Laurentian Fan.

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