Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NST 23 January 2021
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 late overnight then increasing to northeast 25 Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to northeast 15 to 20 Sunday evening.
Showers Sunday.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 23 January 2021
Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres becoming 2 to 3 late overnight except 3 to 4
over southern sections Sunday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 23 January 2021
Monday
Wind north 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
variable 10 to 15 in the morning then becoming northwest 15 late in the
day.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 15 to 20.
Wednesday
Wind north 20 knots increasing to northeast
25 to 35.
Ice Forecast
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 23 January 2021 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5105N 5545W to 5130N 5430Wto 5220N 5340W to 5500N 5445W to 5800N 5800W 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 23 January 2021 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5105N 5545W to 5130N 5430Wto 5220N 5340W to 5500N 5445W to 5800N 5800W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 3:16 PM EST 23 January 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5051N 5602W to 5050N 5325W to 5700N 5330W to 6300N 5800W to 6415N
5600W to 5720N 4700W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Jan estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5132N 5649W to Newfoundland near 5120N 5637W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 3:16 PM EST 23 January 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5051N 5602W to 5050N 5325W to 5700N 5330W to 6300N 5800W to 6415N
5600W to 5720N 4700W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 24 Jan estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5132N 5649W to Newfoundland near 5120N 5637W.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NST 23 January 2021 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 975 mb located over easternFunk Island Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Sunday low 974 mb located over Belle Isle Bank.
At 3:00 a.m. NST Sunday intensifying low 989 mb located south of
Laurentian Fan.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Sunday low 957 mb located southeast of the
Grand Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight weakening low 986 mb located over the
Quebec Lower North Shore.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:52 PM NST 23 January 2021 A low pressure system over Funk Island Bank will move northwardstonight and will drift slowly westwards across Southern Belle Isle
Bank on Sunday. Gale to storm force northeasterlies can be expected
to its north with strong to gale force westerlies to its south.
A rapidly intensifying second low pressure system will develop south
of Laurentian Fan overnight before tracking eastwards south of the
marine district on Sunday. Strong to gale force northeasterlies will
develop over southern waters on Sunday as the low passes.
Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
Belle Isle Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for Strait of Belle
Isle, Northeast Gulf, Funk Island Bank and Southeastern Grand Banks -
southeastern half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- 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 - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank - eastern half
- LaHave Bank - western half
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks - northwestern half
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore - eastern half
- Southwestern Shore - western half
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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