Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 21 September 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 30 knots except northwest 15 to 20 over northern sections. Wind diminishing to northwest 25 late overnight. Wind northwest 25 Friday.
Showers.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 21 September 2023
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 21 September 2023
Saturday
Wind northwest 20 knots backing to west 25 in
the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind west 15 to 20 knots.
Monday
Wind southwest 25 knots.
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Ice Forecasts
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 July 2023 Forecasts have ended for the season.Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 July 2023 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 21 September 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Sep estimated from Newfoundland near4926N 5355W to 5230N 4930W to 5330N 4930W to 5915N 5700W to 5955N
5120W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Sep estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5132N 5647W to Newfoundland near 5124N 5628W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 21 September 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Sep estimated from Newfoundland near4926N 5355W to 5230N 4930W to 5330N 4930W to 5915N 5700W to 5955N
5120W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 22 Sep estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5132N 5647W to Newfoundland near 5124N 5628W.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 21 September 2023 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight trough located on a linenortheast-southwest over the Grand Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Friday trough located east of the Grand Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing Hurricane Nigel 977 mb located
east of the Marine District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:49 PM NDT 21 September 2023 A trough of low pressure over the Grand Banks will continue to moveeastward tonight. Strong to gale force northeast to northwesterlies
are expected in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Coast, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, Funk Island Bank, and
Northern Grand Banks.
At 6:30 PM NDT, hurricane nigel was located near latitude 43.7 north,
and longitude 40.8 west, or about 545 nautical miles east of Cape
Race. Maximum sustained winds are estimated at 70 knots and central
pressure at 977 MB. Nigel is moving toward the east-northeast at 32
knots.
Hurricane nigel will continue to move eastward away from the marine
district tonight.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- 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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