Northern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NST 15 December 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind southwest 50 to 60 knots increasing to west 70 near midnight then diminishing to west 50 to 60 Tuesday morning. Wind diminishing to west 25 to 35 Tuesday afternoon.
Rain changing to flurries near midnight.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 15 December 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres building to 5 to 7 this evening and to 7 to 10
near midnight. Seas building to 10 to 13 late overnight then subsiding to 7 to
10 Tuesday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 15 December 2025
Wednesday
Wind west 25 knots.
Thursday
Wind southwest 35 knots diminishing to
northwest 25.
Friday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to variable
10 to 15.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 December 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy water.
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Northern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 December 2025 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4927N 5356W to 4944N 5358Wto 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
Flemish
Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 December 2025 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4927N 5356W to 4944N 5358Wto 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
Northern Grand Banks
Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 December 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near4730N 5239W to 4715N 4945W to 5115N 4715W to 5945N 5730W to 6155N
5330W to 6005N 4945W to 5900N 4600W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northwest of theiceberg limit.
Iceberg Bulletin
Flemish
Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 December 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near4730N 5239W to 4715N 4945W to 5115N 4715W to 5945N 5730W to 6155N
5330W to 6005N 4945W to 5900N 4600W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
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Warnings (In effect)
Hurricane force wind warning in effect
Northern Grand Banks
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.
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 theNortheast 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 Newfoundlandwill 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.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Sable - eastern half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle
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