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Belle Isle Bank

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NST 15 December 2025

Tonight and Tuesday.

Hurricane force wind warning in effect.

Wind northeast 35 to 45 knots increasing to north 50 to 60 late this evening except north 60 to 70 over eastern sections overnight and Tuesday morning. Wind becoming northwest 50 to 60 Tuesday morning then diminishing to northwest 35 to 45 Tuesday afternoon.

Snow changing to flurries near noon Tuesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray over western sections Tuesday afternoon and evening.

Temperatures zero falling to minus 8 to minus 1 Tuesday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 15 December 2025
Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 3 to 5 metres building to 6 to 8 this evening and to 8 to 11 late overnight. Seas subsiding to 6 to 8 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NST 15 December 2025
Wednesday Wind northwest 25 knots increasing to southwest 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35.
Friday Wind west 25 knots increasing to southwest 25 to 35.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 December 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy water.  

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Belle Isle Bank

Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 December 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4927N 5356W to 4944N 5358W
to 5012N 5536W to 5125N 5504W to 5349N 5528W to 5633N 6011W to 5928N
6239W to Labrador near 6018N 6424W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

Ice Forecasts

Southeast Labrador Sea

Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 December 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4927N 5356W to 4944N 5358W
to 5012N 5536W to 5125N 5504W to 5349N 5528W to 5633N 6011W to 5928N
6239W to Labrador near 6018N 6424W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Belle Isle Bank

Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 December 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near
4730N 5239W to 4715N 4945W to 5115N 4715W to 5945N 5730W to 6155N
5330W to 6005N 4945W to 5900N 4600W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

Less than 10 icebergs.

Iceberg Bulletin

Southeast Labrador Sea

Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 December 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near
4730N 5239W to 4715N 4945W to 5115N 4715W to 5945N 5730W to 6155N
5330W to 6005N 4945W to 5900N 4600W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Hurricane force wind warning in effect

Belle Isle Bank

Issued 8:00 PM NST 15 December 2025

'Hurricane' force winds of 64 knots or above are 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.

Freezing spray warning in effect

Belle Isle Bank

Issued 8:00 PM NST 15 December 2025

Moderate 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM NST 15 December 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 947 mb located over the
Northeast Coast of Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Tuesday low 939 mb located south of Greenland.

At 3:30 p.m. NST Tuesday approaching ridge located on a line
north-south over the Maritimes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:52 PM NST 15 December 2025 An intensifying low pressure system over Northeastern Newfoundland
will track east-northeastward across Funk Island Bank tonight before
departing out to sea. Gale to storm force southwesterly winds over
eastern waters ahead of the low and gale to storm force east to
northeasterlies north of the low will shift to gale to hurricane
force westerlies to northerlies behind the low tonight and Tuesday
morning.

Marine interests are advised that hurricane force wind warnings are
in effect for East Coast, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, Funk
Island Bank, and Northern Grand Banks. Storm warnings are in effect
for all remaining waters except Gulf waters where gale warnings are
in effect.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, and
Belle Isle Bank.

Marine interests are further advised that water levels are expected
to exceed the highest astronomical tide with high waves and pounding
surf, impacting some coastal areas of Northeast Coast and East Coast
tonight into Tuesday morning, most significant near high tide.

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