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Southwestern Grand Banks

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 25 March 2023

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind west 45 to 55 knots except variable 15 to 20 over northeastern sections early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 40 to 50 near noon then diminishing to northwest 35 overnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 25 Sunday morning and to northwest 15 Sunday afternoon.

Showers or flurries ending overnight.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 24 March 2023
Tonight and Saturday. Seas 5 to 7 metres building to 7 to 9 near midnight then subsiding to 5 to 7 Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 25 March 2023
Monday Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind northwest 20 knots.
Wednesday Wind north 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 24 March 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday Bergy water.  

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Southwestern Grand Banks

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 24 March 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4647N 5257W to 4707N 5014W
to 4844N 4913W to 5021N 5342W to 5459N 5204W to 5600N 5622W to 5803N
5815W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

Ice Forecasts

Tail of the Grand Banks

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 24 March 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4647N 5257W to 4707N 5014W
to 4844N 4913W to 5021N 5342W to 5459N 5204W to 5600N 5622W to 5803N
5815W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Southwestern Grand Banks

Issued 3:10 PM EDT 24 March 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5555W to 4530N 5510W to 4405N 4645W to 4720N 4350W to 5835N
5540W to 6005N 5015W to 5920N 4845W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6050W to Newfoundland near 4917N 5810W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs north of the
iceberg limit.

Iceberg Bulletin

Tail of the Grand Banks

Issued 3:10 PM EDT 24 March 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5555W to 4530N 5510W to 4405N 4645W to 4720N 4350W to 5835N
5540W to 6005N 5015W to 5920N 4845W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6050W to Newfoundland near 4917N 5810W.

Iceberg Count

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Southwestern Grand Banks

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 25 March 2023

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots 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 3:00 AM NDT 25 March 2023 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today low 980 mb located south of the Avalon
Peninsula.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Sunday low 980 mb located east of the Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:50 AM NDT 25 March 2023 An intense low pressure system south of the Avalon Peninsula will
move to lie east of the Grand Banks tonight and continue slowly
eastward on Sunday. Gale to storm force northeasterlies to the north
of the low and gale to storm force westerlies to its south will give
way to gale to storm force northerlies in its wake. The northerlies
will gradually diminish as the low departs.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Funk Island Bank and the Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in effect for
Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast, and Northeast Coast - Cape
St. John and south.

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