Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NST 19 January 2021
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to west 15 Wednesday evening.
Showers or flurries.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 19 January 2021
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 3 to 5 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 19 January 2021
Thursday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
northeast 45 to 55 in the morning then backing to northwest 55 in the
afternoon.
Friday
Wind west 25 to 35 knots becoming east
25.
Saturday
Wind southwest 25 knots.
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 19 January 2021 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5105N 5545W to 5220N 5340Wto 5500N 5445W to 5800N 5730W 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 19 January 2021 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5105N 5545W to 5220N 5340Wto 5500N 5445W to 5800N 5730W then northeastward. Sea ice west of
the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EST 18 January 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5120N 5534W to 5130N 5345W to 5700N 5330W to 5935N 5620W to 6430N
5530W to 6000N 5100W to 5640N 4725W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Jan estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5142N 5628W to Newfoundland near 5129N 5613W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EST 18 January 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5120N 5534W to 5130N 5345W to 5700N 5330W to 5935N 5620W to 6430N
5530W to 6000N 5100W to 5640N 4725W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Jan estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5142N 5628W to Newfoundland near 5129N 5613W.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NST 19 January 2021 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 985 mb located over thenorthern Grand Banks.
By 10:00 a.m. NST Wednesday low 972 mb located over northeastern
Funk Island Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:53 AM NST 19 January 2021 A deepening low pressure system over the Northern Grand Banks willmove to lie over Northeastern Funk Island Bank Wednesday morning.
The low will then track northwestwards towards the Labrador coast on
Wednesday. Strong to gale force southeast to northeasterlies are
expected to the east of the low, while strong to gale force northwest
to southwesterlies are expected to its west and south.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half, Belle Isle Bank, Funk Island
Bank, Northern Grand Banks and the Southeastern Grand Banks.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf waters, East Coast, Northeast
Coast, and Belle Isle Bank - southwestern half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- 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
- 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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