Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots except southwest 25 over southeastern sections. Wind becoming west 25 early this evening then backing to southwest 15 to 20 near noon Wednesday. Wind diminishing to southwest 10 to 15 Wednesday evening.
Showers and fog banks ending near midnight.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres except 3 to 4 over southeastern sections
tonight. Seas building to 3 to 4 late overnight then subsiding to 2 to 3
Wednesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024
Thursday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
southeast 25 in the morning and to southeast 25 to 35 in the
afternoon.
Friday
Wind southeast 25 knots becoming west
25.
Saturday
Wind west 15 to 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 5030N 4945Wto 5500N 5145W to 5700N 5700W to 5959N 5830W to 6200N 5545W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 5030N 4945Wto 5500N 5145W to 5700N 5700W to 5959N 5830W to 6200N 5545W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 2:58 PM EDT 18 March 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4702N 5258W to 4800N 4815W to 5215N 4820W to 5620N 5225W to 5815N
5645W to 5755N 5150W to 5505N 4935W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5122N 5833W to Newfoundland near 5032N 5714W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:58 PM EDT 18 March 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4702N 5258W to 4800N 4815W to 5215N 4820W to 5620N 5225W to 5815N
5645W to 5755N 5150W to 5505N 4935W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5122N 5833W to Newfoundland near 5032N 5714W.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located from the Gulf of St. Lawrenceto Belle Isle Bank.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Funk Island Bank.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today low 997 mb located over southeastern
Laurentian Fan.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday departing low 987 mb located northeast
of the Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:49 AM NDT 19 March 2024 A low pressure system over Southeastern Laurentian Fan will tracknortheastward across the Grand Banks today. Strong to gale force
southwesterlies will spread across southernmost waters today south of
the low. Winds will diminish overnight as the low departs.
Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Southeastern Grand Banks.
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- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
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