Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 02 January 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind westerly 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 Saturday
evening.
Flurries ending Saturday afternoon. Visibility as low as 1
mile in flurries.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray.
Temperatures near minus 5.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Winds
Issued 08:00 PM AST 02 January 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind westerly 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 Saturday
evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 02 January 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this
evening.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 08:00 PM AST 02 January 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Flurries ending Saturday afternoon. Visibility as low as 1
mile in flurries.
Air temperature
Issued 08:00 PM AST 02 January 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Temperatures near minus 5.
Freezing Spray
Issued 08:00 PM AST 02 January 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray.
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 2 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday 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 4613N 5957W
to 4705N 6003W to 4753N 6118W to 4808N 6339W to 4859N 6321W to 4848N
6142W to 5105N 5804W to 5038N 5738W to 4757N 5951W to Newfoundland
near 4737N 5919W. Sea ice west then east of the ice edge.
Warnings (In effect)
Lurcher
Issued 8:00 PM AST 02 January 2026Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Warnings (Ended)
Lurcher
Issued 8:00 PM AST 02 January 2026
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 2 January 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 976 mb located northwest of Anticosti
Island.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Saturday low 978 mb located over northern Quebec.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:35 PM AST 2 January 2026 A low pressure system northwest of Anticosti will track north and lay
over Quebec by Saturday morning. Strong to gale force westerlies will
slowly weaken as the low pulls away.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait and all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, southwestern shore, eastern
shore, Fourchu, Cabot Strait, and all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.
Marine interests are also advised that higher than normal water
levels are expected for Newfoundland coastlines of Cabot Strait at
high tide Saturday.