Northern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 16 April 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 15 knots late overnight and to southeast 15 to 20 Friday morning. Wind diminishing to southeast 10 to 15 Friday afternoon then becoming light Friday evening.
Showers and fog banks overnight and Friday.
Temperatures near zero.
Waves
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Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Northern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4502N 4713Wto 4700N 4615W to 5200N 4900W to 5530N 5230W to 5700N 5600W to 6045N
5800W to 6200N 5700W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of
the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Special ice warning in effect.Bergy water except 1 tenth first-year ice in strips and patches in
the extreme southeastern section. 1 tenth first-year ice in the
northern section.
Unusual presence of first-year ice in the extreme southeastern and
northern sections today and continuing Friday.
Ice Forecasts
Flemish
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4502N 4713Wto 4700N 4615W to 5200N 4900W to 5530N 5230W to 5700N 5600W to 6045N
5800W to 6200N 5700W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of
the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Northern Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 15 April 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5400W to 4455N 5135W to 4510N 4535W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
10 to 25 icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Flemish
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 15 April 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5400W to 4455N 5135W to 4510N 4535W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Special ice warning in effect
Northern Grand Banks
Issued 11:30 AM NDT 16 April 2026Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line northwest-southeastover the northern Grand Banks.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Friday ridge located east of the Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT Friday approaching trough located over the
Maritimes.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:59 AM NDT 16 April 2026 Marine interests are advised that a freezing spray warning is ineffect for Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast - Cape St. John and south
- Northeast Coast - north of Cape St. John
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
- Strait of Belle Isle - western half
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