Strait of Belle Isle
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northeast 15 to 20 late this evening and to northeast 25 late overnight. Wind backing to north 15 to 20 near noon Sunday then to west 10 to 15 Sunday evening.
Risk of freezing spray late overnight and Sunday.
Temperatures minus 15 to minus 10.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 14 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Mainly ice covered.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 14 March 2026
Monday
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots becoming light in
the afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to
southwest 35 to 45.
Wednesday
Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to
southwest 35.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 14 March 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday 8 tenths grey ice including 3 tenths first-year ice. Consolidated
first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 14 March 2026 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to 4946N 5209Wto 5102N 4857W to 5448N 5146W to 5641N 5608W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N
5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
8 tenths grey ice including 3 tenths first-year ice. Consolidated
first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 14 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 15 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5220N
4615W to 5650N 5345W to 5930N 5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5815N 4855W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of thewestern iceberg limit.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 14 March 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight deepening low 1001 mb located over CapeBreton Island.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Sunday low 985 mb located east of Funk Island Bank.
At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over Funk Island Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Sunday departing ridge located northeast of the
Marine District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:48 PM NDT 14 March 2026 A low pressure system over Cape Breton Island will track acrossEastern Newfoundland tonight and lie east of Funk Island Bank by
Sunday evening. Strong to gale force northeast to southeasterly winds
are expected north of this low while strong to gale force
southwesterlies are expected south of it. Winds will shift to gale to
storm force northwesterlies in the wake of the low late on Sunday.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Funk Island Bank and Northern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are in
effect for all remaining waters except Strait of Belle Isle and
Northeast Gulf.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, and Funk
Island Bank.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau
- 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 - 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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