Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NST 06 November 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Hurricane force wind warning in effect.
Wind west 55 to 65 knots with gusts to 75 diminishing to west 45 late overnight then veering to northwest 35 Friday evening.
Rain changing to showers near midnight. Risk of thunderstorms tonight.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 06 November 2025
Southwestern Grand Banks - northern half
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 4 to 6 metres building to 7 to 10 this evening then
subsiding to 5 to 7 Friday morning.
Southwestern Grand Banks - southern half
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 7 to 9 metres building to 9 to 12 this evening then
subsiding to 6 to 8 early Friday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 06 November 2025
Saturday
Wind west 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
southwest 15 to 20 in the afternoon then increasing to southwest 25 late in the
day.
Sunday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
northwest 15 to 20.
Monday
Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots.
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Ice Forecasts
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 July 2025 Forecasts have ended for the season.Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 July 2025 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 1:30 PM EST 6 November 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 7 Nov estimated from Newfoundland near5026N 5623W to 4930N 5000W to 5000N 4815W to 5245N 4830W to 5945N
5645W to 6050N 5200W to 5845N 4645W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 1:30 PM EST 6 November 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 7 Nov estimated from Newfoundland near5026N 5623W to 4930N 5000W to 5000N 4815W to 5245N 4830W to 5945N
5645W to 6050N 5200W to 5845N 4645W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
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Warnings (In effect)
Hurricane force wind warning in effect
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 8:00 PM NST 06 November 2025'Hurricane' force winds of 64 knots or above 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 6 November 2025 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 967 mb located over theeastern Avalon Peninsula.
By 3:30 p.m. NST Friday quasi-stationary low 956 mb located
northeast of Funk Island Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 8:02 PM NST 6 November 2025 An intense low pressure system over the Eastern Avalon Peninsula willcontinue to deepen as it tracks northeastward across the Northern
Grand Banks tonight. The low will then move to lie northeast of Funk
Island Bank by Friday afternoon where it will stall. Strong to gale
force southeasterlies to northeasterlies ahead of the low will shift
to storm to hurricane force northwesterlies behind the low.
Winds will diminish to strong to gale force westerlies to
northwesterlies as the low pulls away on Friday.
Large waves and pounding surf will produce higher than normal water
levels along coastal areas of South Coast, East Coast, and Northeast
Coast through Friday, especially near high tides.
Marine interests are advised that hurricane force wind warnings are
in effect for the Grand Banks. Storm warnings are in effect for South
Coast and East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south. Gale warnings are
in effect for all remaining waters.
Marine interests are also advised that a high water level warning is
in effect for South Coast.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Laurentian Fan - southwestern half
- 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 - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast - Cape St. Mary's and east
- South Coast - west of Cape St. Mary's
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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