Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 08 September 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to west 15 to 20 this afternoon and to west 10 to 15 this evening. Wind becoming light late overnight except northeast 15 to 20 over northern sections Wednesday afternoon and evening. Wind becoming northeast 15 to 20 Wednesday evening.
Showers.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 08 September 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres becoming 1 to 2 near midnight except 2 to 3
over northern sections Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 08 September 2026
Thursday
Wind light increasing to southwest 25 knots
late in the day.
Friday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to
west 15 to 20.
Saturday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
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Ice Forecasts
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 August 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 August 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 7 September 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Sep estimated from Newfoundland near4930N 5510W to 5500N 5300W to 6000N 5730W to 6130N 5420W to 5900N
4610W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 7 September 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Sep estimated from Newfoundland near4930N 5510W to 5500N 5300W to 6000N 5730W to 6130N 5420W to 5900N
4610W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 8 September 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today low 993 mb located east of Belle Isle Bank.By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing low 994 mb located northeast
of the Marine District.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line east-west over
the Southwest Coast of Newfoundland.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the southwestern Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:49 AM NDT 8 September 2026 A low pressure system east of Belle Isle Bank will continuenortheastward today before departing out to sea tonight. Strong to
gale force northwesterlies are expected over northeastern waters in
its wake today and will diminish tonight.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle
Bank, and Funk Island Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- 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 - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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