Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 20 May 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind light except northeast 20 knots over northern sections. Wind becoming northeast 20 this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 tonight and Wednesday.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening. Fog banks dissipating this evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 19 May 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 20 May 2025
Thursday
Wind northeast 25 knots diminishing to
northeast 15 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind light increasing to southeast 25
knots.
Saturday
Wind southeast 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 May 2025 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5126N 5731W to 5107N 5720W to Newfoundland near 5051N 5701W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5123N 5530W to 5138N 5439W to 5536N 5457W to 5708N 5743W to 6200N 5921W 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 19 May 2025 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5126N 5731W to 5107N 5720W to Newfoundland near 5051N 5701W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5123N 5530W to 5138N 5439W to 5536N 5457W to 5708N 5743W to 6200N 5921W 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 19 May 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 May estimated from Newfoundland near 4723N 5503W to 4130N 5215W to 4130N 4600W to 4825N 4035W to 5320N 4815W to 5915N 5605W to 5800N 5040W then eastward.Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the iceberg limit.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 19 May 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 May estimated from Newfoundland near 4723N 5503W to 4130N 5215W to 4130N 4600W to 4825N 4035W to 5320N 4815W to 5915N 5605W to 5800N 5040W then eastward.Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NDT 20 May 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line east-west overthe southern Grand Banks.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday trough located southeast of the Grand
Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday building ridge located over western
Labrador.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
- Strait of Belle Isle - western half
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