Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 18 May 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to northwest 20 late overnight and to variable 10 to 15 Tuesday afternoon.
Showers ending overnight.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 18 May 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this evening then subsiding
to 2 to 3 late overnight. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Tuesday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 18 May 2026
Wednesday
Wind south 20 knots veering to west 25 in
the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind west 25 knots.
Friday
Wind west 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce 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 5135N 5525W to
5200N 5510W to 5400N 5515W to 6200N 5940W 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 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce 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 5135N 5525W to
5200N 5510W to 5400N 5515W to 6200N 5940W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 18 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4325N 5015W to 4320N 4615W to 4845N 4335W to 5310N
4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to 5840N 4800W
then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of theiceberg limit.
Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 18 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4325N 5015W to 4320N 4615W to 4845N 4335W to 5310N
4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to 5840N 4800W
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 18 May 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight trough located on a linenorthwest-southeast over Funk Island Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Tuesday departing trough located east of the
Grand Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located over Nova Scotia.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over eastern Newfoundland.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
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