Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 21 May 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to northeast 25 this afternoon then diminishing to northeast 15 to 20 Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to northeast 10 to 15 Thursday evening.
Showers ending Thursday morning with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches dissipating this afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 21 May 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 Thursday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 21 May 2025
Friday
Wind light increasing to southeast 25 knots in
the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind southeast 25 knots veering to southwest
15 to 20.
Sunday
Wind southwest 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 21 May 2025 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 5102N 5716W to Newfoundland near 5113N 5647W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5123N 5530W to 5138N 5439W to 5527N 5440W to 5708N 5743W to 6200N 5921W 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 21 May 2025 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 5102N 5716W to Newfoundland near 5113N 5647W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5123N 5530W to 5138N 5439W to 5527N 5440W to 5708N 5743W to 6200N 5921W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 3:12 PM EDT 20 May 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 May estimated from Newfoundland near 4723N 5503W to 4130N 5215W to 4130N 4600W to 4825N 4035W to 5320N 4815W to 5915N 5605W to 5755N 5155W to 5900N 4845W then eastward.Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the iceberg limit.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 3:12 PM EDT 20 May 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 May estimated from Newfoundland near 4723N 5503W to 4130N 5215W to 4130N 4600W to 4825N 4035W to 5320N 4815W to 5915N 5605W to 5755N 5155W to 5900N 4845W then eastward.Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 21 May 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwestover the southern Grand Banks.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Thursday trough located east of the Marine
District.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located from Ungava Bay to New
England.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Thursday ridge located from Ungava Bay to the
Maritimes.
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 - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern 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
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