Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 24 January 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20
this afternoon and to northwest 25 this evening. Wind northwest 25
Sunday.
Flurries ending early this morning.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray beginning this
evening.
Temperatures minus 18 to minus 10 falling to minus 24 to
minus 16 this evening.
Winds
Issued 03:00 AM NST 24 January 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20
this afternoon and to northwest 25 this evening. Wind northwest 25
Sunday.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 24 January 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 this
afternoon.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 03:00 AM NST 24 January 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Flurries ending early this morning.
Air temperature
Issued 03:00 AM NST 24 January 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Temperatures minus 18 to minus 10 falling to minus 24 to
minus 16 this evening.
Freezing Spray
Issued 03:00 AM NST 24 January 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray beginning this
evening.
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 23 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Ice Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4930N 5300W
to 5015N 5430W to 5330N 5259W to 5700N 5730W to 6200N 5901W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
6 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey ice. Consolidated grey-white
ice in a few sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 23 January 2026 Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
4925N 5400W to 4945N 5130W to 5030N 5000W to 5115N 5000W to 5945N
5730W to 6235N 5330W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the
western iceberg limit.
Warnings (In effect)
Strait of Belle Isle
Issued 10:00 AM NST 24 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 10:00 AM NST 24 January 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 10:00 a.m. NST today low 987 mb located over southern Belle
Isle Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Sunday low 974 mb located east of Belle Isle Bank.
At 10:00 a.m. NST today trough from low located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Grand Banks.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Sunday trough from low located east of the
Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. NST Sunday ridge located over southern Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Sunday ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over the Maritimes.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:02 AM NST 24 January 2026 A low pressure system over Belle Isle Bank will continue to track
eastward to lie east of the district this afternoon. Strong to gale
force westerlies to southwesterlies will persist south of the low
today. Winds will shift to gale to storm force westerlies to
northwesterlies in the wake of the low as a ridge of high pressure
builds west of the region tonight and Sunday.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Belle Isle Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining waters
except Strait of Belle Isle and Northeast Gulf.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters.