Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 31 December 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 near noon
Thursday and to west 35 early Thursday evening.
Scattered flurries changing to rain or snow Thursday
morning then to flurries Thursday evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in
precipitation.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Winds
Issued 08:00 PM AST 31 December 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 near noon
Thursday and to west 35 early Thursday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 31 December 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 early this evening and to
1 to 2 late overnight. Seas building to 2 to 3 near noon Thursday and to 3 to 4
Thursday evening.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 08:00 PM AST 31 December 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Scattered flurries changing to rain or snow Thursday
morning then to flurries Thursday evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in
precipitation.
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 31 December 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday Ice Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4520N 6533W to Nova
Scotia near 4507N 6455W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4615N 6009W
to 4626N 6020W to 4702N 6014W to 4705N 6039W to 4602N 6147W to
Prince Edward Island near 4627N 6159W. Sea ice south of the ice
edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6205W
to 4632N 6215W to 4641N 6342W to 4735N 6402W to 4905N 6319W to 4853N
6145W to 5106N 5804W to 5035N 5733W to 4755N 5948W to Newfoundland
near 4737N 5919W. Sea ice west then north of the ice edge.
Fourth ice edge estimated from 4737N 6113W to 4743N 6142W to 4713N
6210W to 4706N 6147W to 4737N 6113W. Sea ice within the ice edge.
Warnings (In effect)
Lurcher
Issued 8:00 PM AST 31 December 2025'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 31 December 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 953 mb located over
northwestern Quebec.
At 10:00 a.m. AST Thursday intensifying low 996 mb located near
Cape Cod.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Thursday low 988 mb located near Grand Manan.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:49 PM AST 31 December 2025 A low pressure system will approach from New England on Thursday
morning, and will move to lie near Grand Manan by Thursday evening.
Over southern waters, strong to gale force southeasterlies will
develop and then shift to strong to gale force westerlies Thursday
night.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, georges banks, southwestern shore,
LaHave Bank, West Scotian Slope, eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian
Slope, and Laurentian Fan.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.