Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 18 May 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind west 15 to 20 knots veering to northwest 20 this morning then increasing to northwest 30 this afternoon. Wind diminishing to northwest 20 overnight and to variable 10 to 15 Tuesday afternoon.
Showers ending near noon. Risk of thunderstorms early this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 18 May 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this evening then subsiding
to 2 to 3 Tuesday morning. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Tuesday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM 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 17 May 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce 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 17 May 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce 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 2:46 PM EDT 17 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4230N 5000W to 4230N 4800W to 4400N 4600W 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 2:46 PM EDT 17 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4230N 5000W to 4230N 4800W to 4400N 4600W 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 3:00 AM NDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northwest-southeastover Funk Island Bank.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday trough located on a line east-west over
the northern Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located over southern Quebec.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday ridge located on a line north-south over
western Newfoundland.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- 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 - northeastern half
- Laurentian Fan - southwestern half
- 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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