Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 08 October 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 20 this afternoon then veering to southwest 15 to 20 Friday morning. Wind veering to northwest 15 to 20 Friday evening.
Showers and fog patches Friday late in the day.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 08 October 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM NDT 08 October 2026
Saturday
Wind west 20 knots increasing to northwest 25
to 35 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Monday
Wind west 25 to 35 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 October 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near4933N 5430W to 5130N 5300W to 5445N 5130W to 6000N 5800W to 6050N
5615W to 5900N 5210W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 7 October 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near4933N 5430W to 5130N 5300W to 5445N 5130W to 6000N 5800W to 6050N
5615W to 5900N 5210W 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 October 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today departing low 988 mb located southeastof Greenland.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located over the East Coast of
the U.S.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Friday trough located over Newfoundland.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over Funk Island Bank.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:57 AM NDT 8 October 2026 A trough of low pressure will slowly approach from the west today.Strong to gale force southerlies will spread across most waters,
ahead of the trough.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Gulf - Port au Port and Belle Isle Bank.
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
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northwestern half
- East Scotian Slope - southeastern half
- 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
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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