Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NST 08 December 2025
Tonight and Tuesday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southwest 35 to 45 knots increasing to west 45 to 55 near midnight then diminishing to northwest 35 late overnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 25 near noon Tuesday.
Rain and fog patches with a risk of thunderstorms changing to flurries or showers near midnight.
Temperatures plus 5 falling to minus 2 to plus 2 overnight.
Waves
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2025 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4958N 5542W to 5015N5605W to 5141N 5511W to 5142N 5511W to 5147N 5545W to Newfoundland
near 5137N 5557W. Sea ice west then south of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5251N 5548W to 5321N
5529W to 5445N 5700W to 5547N 5953W to 5646N 6052W to 5928N 6239W to
Labrador near 6018N 6424W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2025 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4958N 5542W to 5015N5605W to 5141N 5511W to 5142N 5511W to 5147N 5545W to Newfoundland
near 5137N 5557W. Sea ice west then south of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5251N 5548W to 5321N
5529W to 5445N 5700W to 5547N 5953W to 5646N 6052W to 5928N 6239W to
Labrador near 6018N 6424W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 1:30 PM EST 8 December 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near4800N 5300W to 4800N 5200W to 4830N 5100W to 5300N 5030W to 5945N
5730W to 6120N 5340W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 1:30 PM EST 8 December 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 Dec estimated from Newfoundland near4800N 5300W to 4800N 5200W to 4830N 5100W to 5300N 5030W to 5945N
5730W to 6120N 5340W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Storm warning in effect
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 8:00 PM NST 08 December 2025'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 8:00 PM NST 8 December 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 988 mb located near theBurin Peninsula.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Tuesday departing low 957 mb located northeast
of the Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight ridge located southwest of the Maritimes.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Tuesday ridge located on a line east-west over
the southern Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:57 PM NST 8 December 2025 A deepening low pressure system near the Burin Peninsula at forecasttime will continue to intensify as it tracks northeastward over the
Funk Island Bank later tonight. The low will continue to deepen as
it pulls away to the northeast on Tuesday. Gale force southerlies to
northeasterlies ahead of the low will shift to gale to storm force
southwesterlies to northwesterlies in its wake. Hurricane force
northwesterlies can be expected Tuesday morning over Funk Island Bank
and winds will briefly approach hurricane force over parts of the
South Coast, East Coast, and Northern Grand Banks tonight. Winds will
diminish to strong to gale force westerlies to northwesterlies as the
low pulls away.
Marine interests are advised that a hurricane force wind warning is
in effect for Funk Island Bank. Storm warnings are in effect for
Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast, and the Grand Banks.
Gale warnings are in effect for Gulf - Port au Port, Northeast Coast
- Cape St. John and south, and Belle Isle Bank.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all waters except the Southern Grand Banks.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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