Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 04 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 Monday
afternoon.
Flurries ending Monday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less
in flurries.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray ending Monday afternoon.
Temperatures minus 5 falling to minus 10 Monday
morning.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Winds
Issued 08:00 PM AST 04 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 Monday
afternoon.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 05:00 PM AST 04 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 08:00 PM AST 04 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Flurries ending Monday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less
in flurries.
Air temperature
Issued 08:00 PM AST 04 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Temperatures minus 5 falling to minus 10 Monday
morning.
Freezing Spray
Issued 08:00 PM AST 04 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray ending Monday afternoon.
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 4 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 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 04 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.
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 4 January 2026 Tonight and Monday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 996 mb located south of
Laurentian Fan.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Monday low 984 mb located over the northern
Grand Banks.
At 10:00 a.m. AST Monday ridge located over New England.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Monday ridge located over the western Marine
District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:43 PM AST 4 January 2026 An intensifying low pressure system southeast of Laurentian Fan will
continue northeast across the Grand Banks overnight. Strong to gale
force northeasterlies ahead of the low will switch to strong
northwesterlies for most maritime waters in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau - southeastern half and Laurentian Fan.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, southwestern
shore, LaHave Bank, eastern shore, Sable, Fourchu, Cabot Strait, and
all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.