Southwestern Grand Banks - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 20 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to south 25 this morning then veering to southwest 20 this evening. Wind increasing to northeast 25 overnight. Wind northeast 25 Wednesday.
Rain and fog patches today tonight and Wednesday morning.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 20 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near noon then subsiding to
1 to 2 this evening. Seas building to 2 to 3 Wednesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 20 October 2026
Thursday
Wind east 15 to 20 knots veering to south 25
in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind south 25 knots increasing to north
35.
Saturday
Wind north 25 knots.
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Ice Forecasts
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 August 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 August 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 19 October 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near4800N 5341W to 4830N 5200W to 5145N 4930W to 6000N 5800W to 6125N
5445W to 5845N 4530W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 19 October 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near4800N 5341W to 4830N 5200W to 5145N 4930W to 6000N 5800W to 6125N
5445W to 5845N 4530W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NDT 20 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line east-west oversouthern Labrador Sea.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT today departing trough located southeast of
Labrador Sea.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located south of the Maritimes.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the southern Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line east-west over the
southern Grand Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight dissipating ridge located on a line
east-west over the northern Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:56 AM NDT 20 October 2026 A trough of low pressure over the South Labrador Sea will continue toweaken as it slides southeastwards today. Strong to gale force
southwesterlies over northeastern waters will diminish this morning
as the trough weakens.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Belle Isle Bank and Funk Island 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 - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northern half
- East Scotian Slope - southern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank - northern half
- Georges Bank - southern half
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- 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 - northern half
- Southwestern Grand Banks - southern half
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope - northern half
- West Scotian Slope - southern half
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