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Southeastern Grand Banks

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 16 April 2026

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind east 10 to 15 knots increasing to east 15 to 20 near noon then diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Friday afternoon. Wind becoming west 10 to 15 Friday evening.

Showers. Fog patches becoming fog Friday morning.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 16 April 2026
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near noon then building to 2 to 3 Friday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 16 April 2026
Saturday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 25 in the morning.
Sunday Wind northeast 15 knots veering to southeast 15.
Monday Wind south 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and Friday Special ice warning in effect. Bergy water except 1 tenth first-year ice in strips and patches in the extreme northeastern section. Unusual presence of sea ice in the extreme northeastern section today and continuing Friday.  

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Southeastern Grand Banks

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4502N 4713W
to 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 northeastern section.
Unusual presence of sea ice in the extreme northeastern section
today and continuing Friday.

Ice Forecasts

Tail of the Grand Banks

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4502N 4713W
to 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

Southeastern Grand Banks

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 15 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 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

No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs north of the
iceberg limit.

Iceberg Bulletin

Tail of the Grand Banks

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 15 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 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

Southeastern Grand Banks

Issued 11:30 AM NDT 16 April 2026

Navigators 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-southeast
over 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 in
effect for Belle Isle Bank.

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