Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NST 14 January 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots backing to south 15 to 20 this afternoon then increasing to south 25 this evening. Wind increasing to south 30 Thursday afternoon.
Showers and fog banks tonight and Thursday.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 14 January 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this afternoon then
building to 2 to 3 this evening. Seas building to 3 to 4 Thursday
afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NST 14 January 2026
Friday
Wind south 35 knots increasing to south 45 to
55 in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind west 35 knots diminishing to southwest
20.
Sunday
Wind southwest 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4930N 5300Wto 5015N 5500W to 5352N 5501W to 5627N 5848W to 6200N 5923W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4930N 5300Wto 5015N 5500W to 5352N 5501W to 5627N 5848W to 6200N 5923W then
northeastward. 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 13 January 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 14 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5000N 5532W to 5015N 5430W to 5245N 5045W to 5345N 5045W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5845N 4735W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 1:30 PM EST 13 January 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 14 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5000N 5532W to 5015N 5430W to 5245N 5045W to 5345N 5045W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5845N 4735W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM NST 14 January 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:00 a.m. NST today departing low 971 mb located southeastof Greenland.
At 10:00 a.m. NST today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over eastern Newfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday ridge located east of the Marine District.
At 8:00 p.m. NST tonight low 998 mb located south of the Great
Lakes.
By 8:00 p.m. NST Thursday low 986 mb located over the Quebec Lower
North Shore.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:53 AM NST 14 January 2026 Marine interests are advised that a freezing spray warning is ineffect for Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern half
- 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
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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