Southeastern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 05 March 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind west 20 knots veering to northwest 25 this afternoon then diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 this evening. Wind northwest 15 to 20 Friday.
Flurries tonight and Friday.
Temperatures plus 3 falling to minus 5 to minus 1 overnight.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 04 March 2026
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 3 to 4 late
overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 05 March 2026
Saturday
Wind light increasing to south 25 knots in
the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots.
Monday
Wind west 10 to 15 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Southeastern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 4 March 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W toNewfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5000N 5330W to 5300N 5100W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water.
Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 4 March 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W toNewfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5000N 5330W to 5300N 5100W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southeastern Grand Banks
Issued 1:49 PM EST 4 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 5 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4540N 4930W to 4615N 4545W to 4830N 4255W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs north of theiceberg limit.
Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 1:49 PM EST 4 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 5 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4540N 4930W to 4615N 4545W to 4830N 4255W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W 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 NST 5 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 990 mb located east of BelleIsle Bank.
By 8:00 p.m. NST tonight departing low 956 mb located southeast
of Greenland.
At 3:00 a.m. NST today building ridge located on a line east-west
over James Bay.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Friday ridge located from Quebec to the Maritimes.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:53 AM NST 5 March 2026 An intensifying low pressure system east of Belle Isle Bank willdepart to the southeast of Greenland this evening. Gale to storm
force northwesterlies over northern waters, and strong to gale force
west to southwesterlies over southern waters, will gradually
Diminish as the low moves away and a ridge of high pressure builds
towards the district from the west.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Belle Isle Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for South Coast, East
Coast - north of Cape St. Francis, Northeast Coast, Funk Island Bank,
and Northern Grand Banks.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except the Southern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northeastern half
- East Scotian Slope - southwestern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Laurentian Fan - southwestern half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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