Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 14 January 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light near noon then increasing to east 15 to 20 overnight. Wind backing to north 25 Wednesday afternoon.
Showers or flurries. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 14 January 2025
Southwestern Grand Banks - eastern half
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near
midnight.
Southwestern Grand Banks - western half
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this evening then building
to 2 to 3 Wednesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 14 January 2025
Thursday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
light.
Saturday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
southwest 15 to 20.
Ice Forecast
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 13 January 2025 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4842N 5305W to 4935N 5305Wto 5033N 5503W to 5334N 5448W to 5600N 5900W to 5838N 6110W to 6200N
5850W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 13 January 2025 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4842N 5305W to 4935N 5305Wto 5033N 5503W to 5334N 5448W to 5600N 5900W to 5838N 6110W to 6200N
5850W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 1:30 PM EST 13 January 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 14 Jan estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5457N 5900W to 5600N 5815W to 5800N 5800W to 6000N 5900W to
6100N 5315W to 5850N 4820W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 1:30 PM EST 13 January 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 14 Jan estimated from the Labrador coastnear 5457N 5900W to 5600N 5815W to 5800N 5800W to 6000N 5900W to
6100N 5315W to 5850N 4820W then eastwards.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NST 14 January 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. NST today low 965 mb located east of Funk Island Bank.By 10:00 a.m. NST today departing low 967 mb located northeast of
Funk Island Bank.
At 3:00 a.m. NST today ridge located from the Torngat Mountains
to the Maritimes.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Wednesday ridge located from Labrador to the
Grand Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 1001 mb located over
Laurentian Fan.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Wednesday low 985 mb located east of the Grand
Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:52 AM NST 14 January 2025 An intense low pressure system east of Funk Island Bank will movenortheastward into the North Atlantic this morning. Strong to gale
force north to northwesterlies over most waters will slowly diminish
today as the low moves away.
Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope - northeastern half
- East Scotian Slope - southwestern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope - northeastern half
- West Scotian Slope - southwestern half
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