Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 08 March 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind southwest 25 knots except light along the coast. Wind becoming west 25 early Monday morning then backing to southwest 15 to 20 Monday afternoon.
Rain and fog banks ending overnight.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 08 March 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres except 3 to 4 over southeastern sections this
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 08 March 2026
Tuesday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
west 10 to 15 late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind north 15 knots.
Thursday
Wind east 25 to 35 knots becoming southwest
35.
Ice Forecast
Issued 4:10 PM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Open water. Consolidated grey ice in a few sheltered bays.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 4:10 PM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to4315N 6515W to 4549N 5807W to 4708N 5834W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Open water. Consolidated grey ice in a few sheltered bays.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 8 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 8 March 2026 Tonight and Monday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight trough located over western Newfoundland.By 8:00 p.m. NDT Monday trough located east of Funk Island Bank.
At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over the Gaspe Peninsula.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Monday ridge located on a line north-south over
Funk Island Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:47 PM NDT 8 March 2026 A trough of low pressure over Western Newfoundland will continueeastward across the marine district tonight to lie over the Funk
Island Bank by Monday morning and east of the marine district by the
evening. Gale to storm force southwesterlies will continue over the
eastern half of the district tonight and Monday ahead of the trough.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for the
Grand Banks.
Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- 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
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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