East Scotian Slope Offshore Forecast
| Winds... Wind Variable 10 To 15 Knots Increasing To Southwest 20 This Evening And To Southwest 35 After Midnight. Wind Increasing To Southwest 45 Wednesday Morning Then Diminishing To West 25 Wednesday Afternoon. Wind Diminishing To West 15 Wednesday Evening. |
| Waves... Seas 1 To 2 Metres Building To 2 To 3 Near Midnight And To 3 To 5 Late Overnight. Seas Subsiding To 2 To 3 Wednesday Evening. |
| Skies... Rain And Fog Patches Overnight And Wednesday With A Risk Of Thunderstorms. |
| Thursday...Wind Light Increasing To Northeast 20 Knots In The Afternoon. |
| Friday...Wind East 25 Knots Increasing To East 35. |
| Saturday...Wind East 25 Knots Veering To South 20. |
Marine Weather Statement For The Maritimes
Issued By Environment Canada 3:15pm AST Tuesday 3 March 2026.
A Trough Of Low Pressure Is Currently Over The Quebec Lower North Shore. Strong To Gale Force Southwesterlies Are Expected To Continue Developing Over Northern Waters With This Feature.
A Second Trough Of Low Pressure Will Emerge Near Cape Cod Overnight And Intensify As It Swiftly Passes South Of Nova Scotia Wednesday. Strong Southerlies Ahead Of The Low Will Strengthen To Gale To Near Storm Force Southwesterlies Over Southern And Eastern Waters. Winds Will Shift To Strong To Gale Force Northwesterlies In The Wake Of The Two Features Wednesday Afternoon.
Marine Interests Are Advised That Gale Warnings Are In Effect For Georges Bank, Lahave Bank, West Scotian Slope, Sable, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait - Northern Half, Gulf - Magdalen, And Anticosti.
Marine Interests Are Also Advised That Freezing Spray Warnings Are In Effect For Gulf - Magdalen, And Anticosti.
Technical Marine Synopsis For The Maritimes
Issued By Environment Canada 3:30pm AST Tuesday 3 March 2026 For Tonight And Wednesday. The Next Scheduled Synopsis Will Be Issued At 8:00pm AST.
Systems Position. At 3:30pm AST Today Trough Located Over Quebec. By 8:00pm AST Tonight Trough Located Over The Quebec Lower North Shore.
At 3:00am AST Wednesday Intensifying Low 1016 Mb Located Over The Gulf Of Maine. By 8:00pm AST Wednesday Departing Low 996 Mb Located Northeast Of Newfoundland.
At 3:30pm AST Today Ridge Located Over New England. By 3:30pm AST Today Ridge Located Over The Southern Marine District.