Funk Island Bank
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 09 March 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots increasing to southwest 35 near noon except north 25 over northern sections. Wind diminishing to northwest 20 this evening then backing to southwest 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to southwest 25 early Tuesday morning and to southwest 35 to 45 near noon Tuesday except southwest 55 over northern sections. Wind becoming northwest 25 to 35 Tuesday evening.
Snow or rain and fog patches ending this evening.
Temperatures plus 2 falling to minus 3 to zero this afternoon then rising to plus 2 Tuesday morning. Temperatures falling to minus 3 to plus 1 Tuesday evening.
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Ice Forecasts
Funk Island Bank
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W toNewfoundland 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 4949W 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 except 1 tenth first-year ice in the extreme
northwestern section.
Ice Forecasts
Southeast Labrador Sea
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 March 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W toNewfoundland 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 4949W 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 2:30 PM EDT 8 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
Less than 10 icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Southeast Labrador Sea
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 8 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
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Warnings (In effect)
Storm warning in effect
Funk Island Bank
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 09 March 2026'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are 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 10:00 AM NDT 9 March 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwestover Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing trough located east of Funk
Island Bank.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday deepening low 990 mb located over western
Labrador.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday low 979 mb located northeast of Belle
Isle Bank.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:55 AM NDT 9 March 2026 A trough of low pressure over Newfoundland will continue to trackeastward to lie east of the marine district by this evening. Strong
to gale force southwesterlies will continue over the eastern half of
the district today ahead of the trough.
Meanwhile, a deepening low pressure system over Western Labrador
tonight will track across Northern Belle Isle Bank on Tuesday before
moving northeast of the region by Tuesday evening. Gale to storm
force southwesterlies ahead of the low tonight will veer to gale to
storm force northwesterlies on Tuesday as it passes.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank and Funk
Island Bank. Gale warnings are in effect for Gulf waters and Northern
Grand Banks.
Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Belle Isle Bank.
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- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
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