Southeastern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 20 May 2026
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 15 knots near midnight then veering to south 15 to 20 late overnight. Wind increasing to south 25 Thursday morning then veering to west 25 Thursday afternoon.
Showers ending near noon Thursday. Fog patches forming near midnight and dissipating Thursday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 20 May 2026
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near noon
Thursday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 20 May 2026
Friday
Wind west 25 to 35 knots.
Saturday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Southeastern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 May 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5151N 5606W toNewfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5137N 5537W to
5503N 5433W to 5720N 5810W to 5852N 5756W to 6200N 6045W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water.
Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 May 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5151N 5606W toNewfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5137N 5537W to
5503N 5433W to 5720N 5810W to 5852N 5756W to 6200N 6045W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southeastern Grand Banks
Issued 2:49 PM EDT 20 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4350N 5000W to 4350N 4600W to 4845N 4335W to 5310N
4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to 5825N 4810W
then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of theiceberg limit.
Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:49 PM EDT 20 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4350N 5000W to 4350N 4600W to 4845N 4335W to 5310N
4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to 5825N 4810W
then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 20 May 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing ridge located from Belle IsleBank to the Grand Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight deepening low 990 mb located over Labrador.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Thursday low 984 mb located east of Belle Isle
Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:55 PM NDT 20 May 2026 A deepening low pressure system over Labrador will cross Belle IsleBank on Thursday and then move east of the region Thursday night.
Strong to gale force southerlies will develop ahead of the low and
then shift to gale to storm force westerlies to northwesterlies in
its wake.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Belle Isle Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for Strait of Belle
Isle, Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, and Funk Island Bank.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- East Coast
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Mid Labrador Coast - Hopedale and south
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- 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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