Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 08 September 2024
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots except southeast 20 over western sections early this morning and southeast 20 over northwestern sections today. Wind becoming south 10 to 15 this afternoon then increasing to south 20 overnight except south 30 over northern sections Monday morning. Wind diminishing to west 15 Monday evening.
Showers and fog patches.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 07 September 2024
Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near
midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 08 September 2024
Tuesday
Wind variable 15 knots.
Wednesday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Thursday
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots.
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 July 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 23 July 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 7 September 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Sep estimated from 5730N 5100W to 5600N5300W to 5430N 5000W to 5145N 4945W to 5100N 5200W to the Labrador
coast near 5208N 5546W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 7 September 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Sep estimated from 5730N 5100W to 5600N5300W to 5430N 5000W to 5145N 4945W to 5100N 5200W to the Labrador
coast near 5208N 5546W.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NDT 8 September 2024 Today Tonight and Monday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located over the southern Gulf ofSt. Lawrence.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Monday trough located over southern Labrador Sea.
At 3:30 p.m. NDT today approaching trough located over the
Maritimes.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located over Funk Island Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT today departing ridge located east of the Marine
District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:51 AM NDT 8 September 2024 A trough of low pressure over the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence willmove to lie to the north of the district later today. Strong to gale
force southeasterlies ahead of the trough will shift to strong
southwesterlies as it passes.
Another trough approaching from the west will sweep across the
district on Monday. Strong to gale force southerlies will develop
ahead of this feature and then shift to strong west to
southwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Gulf - Port au Port, Southwest Coast - west of Ramea, and South
Coast.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- 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 - Ramea and east
- Southwest Coast - west of Ramea
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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