Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 05 October 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 knots veering to southwest 25 to 35 near midnight then becoming west 25 Tuesday morning.
Rain changing to showers overnight and ending Tuesday afternoon. Fog patches dissipating Tuesday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 05 October 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near midnight then
building to 3 to 5 Tuesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 05 October 2026
Wednesday
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to variable
10 to 15 late in the day.
Thursday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
south 15 to 20.
Friday
Wind south 20 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 5 October 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near5032N 5618W to 4945N 5445W to 5015N 5330W to 5445N 5130W to 6000N
5800W to 6110N 5535W to 5900N 5045W to 5925N 4725W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 5 October 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near5032N 5618W to 4945N 5445W to 5015N 5330W to 5445N 5130W to 6000N
5800W to 6110N 5535W to 5900N 5045W to 5925N 4725W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
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Warnings (In effect)
Gale warning in effect
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 9:14 PM NDT 05 October 2026'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 5 October 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight deepening low 996 mb located nearAnticosti Island.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday low 979 mb located over the Quebec Lower
North Shore.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:56 PM NDT 5 October 2026 A low pressure system will continue to approach from the west tonightand track over the Quebec Lower North Shore late in the day on
Tuesday. Strong to gale force southeasterlies to southerlies ahead of
the low tonight will shift to strong to gale force southwesterlies
south of the low on Tuesday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western 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
- East Scotian Slope
- 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
- 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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