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Funk Island Bank

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NDT 11 March 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind northwest 25 knots backing to west 15 to 20 after midnight then diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Thursday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 30 Thursday afternoon.

Snow beginning overnight with a risk of freezing rain Thursday evening changing to rain and fog banks Thursday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow and in fog banks.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray over northern sections tonight and Thursday morning.

Temperatures minus 9 to minus 2 rising to plus 5 Thursday evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 11 March 2026

Funk Island Bank - eastern half

Tonight and Thursday. Seas 3 to 5 metres.

Funk Island Bank - western half

Tonight and Thursday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 late overnight then building to 2 to 3 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 11 March 2026
Friday Wind southwest 35 knots increasing to west 40 to 50 late in the day.
Saturday Wind west 35 to 45 knots diminishing to west 15 to 20.
Sunday Wind northwest 45 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Bergy water.  

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Funk Island Bank

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W to
Newfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5001N 5302W to 5141N 4911W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

Ice Forecasts

Southeast Labrador Sea

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W to
Newfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5001N 5302W to 5141N 4911W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Funk Island Bank

Issued 2:59 PM EDT 11 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5825N 4900W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Less than 10 icebergs.

Iceberg Bulletin

Southeast Labrador Sea

Issued 2:59 PM EDT 11 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5825N 4900W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Funk Island Bank

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 11 March 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 11 March 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight low 978 mb located over eastern Labrador
Sea.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Thursday departing low 994 mb located southeast
of Greenland.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Thursday low 994 mb located over southern Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Thursday low 991 mb located over Northeast Gulf.

At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located from the Grand Banks to
Hudson Bay.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Thursday departing ridge located over Belle
Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:47 PM NDT 11 March 2026 An intense low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will track
southeastward to lie southeast of the Labrador marine district by
overnight tonight. Strong to gale force northwesterlies will persist
over Belle Isle Bank tonight as a result of this low.

A second low pressure system will approach from the west tonight and
cross the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Thursday. Strong to gale force
northeasterlies to southeasterlies ahead of the low will shift to
southwesterlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Gulf waters, Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast, Belle Isle
Bank and Northern Grand Banks.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank and Funk
Island Bank.

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