Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search

Weather shortcuts

Southwestern Grand Banks

Warnings

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NDT 15 May 2026

Tonight and Saturday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to west 35 Saturday afternoon.

Rain ending Saturday morning with a risk of thunderstorms. Showers Saturday late in the day. Fog banks dissipating Saturday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 15 May 2026
Tonight and Saturday. Seas 3 to 5 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 15 May 2026
Sunday Wind southwest 25 knots.
Monday Wind west 25 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35.
Tuesday Wind west 15 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 May 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Bergy water.  

[ Canadian Ice Service ]

Stay connected

ATOM

List of Official Text Forecasts
Resources

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Cap-Chat Burgeo Île Bicquette New Carlisle Îles de la Madeleine Airport Port Menier Summerside North Cape Pointe-au-Père Mont-Joli Airport La Pocatière Wreckhouse Banquereau - 44139 Port aux Basques Sagona Island Gaspé Airport LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Western Head Winterland Branch Hill Île aux Perroquets Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Pointe-des-Monts Saint John Airport Sept-Îles Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Miscou Island Île Rouge Kouchibouguac Pointe-Noire Kouchibouguac Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Grand Manan Fundy Park (Alma) Miramichi Charlo West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Bathurst Airport Baie-Comeau Airport Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Cap-d'Espoir Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Rivière-la-Madeleine McNabs Island Lunenburg Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island
Legend:
buoy Buoy
land station Land Station
Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Southwestern Grand Banks

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 May 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5151N 5606W to
Newfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5039N 5607W to
5057N 5513W to 5421N 5512W to 6200N 6024W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

Ice Forecasts

Tail of the Grand Banks

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 May 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5151N 5606W to
Newfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5039N 5607W to
5057N 5513W to 5421N 5512W to 6200N 6024W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Southwestern Grand Banks

Issued 6:12 PM EDT 15 May 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 May estimated from Newfoundland near
4700N 5520W to 4230N 5000W to 4230N 4800W to 4400N 4600W to 4800N
4345W to 5310N 4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to
5840N 4800W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the
iceberg limit.

Iceberg Bulletin

Tail of the Grand Banks

Issued 6:12 PM EDT 15 May 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 May estimated from Newfoundland near
4700N 5520W to 4230N 5000W to 4230N 4800W to 4400N 4600W to 4800N
4345W to 5310N 4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to
5840N 4800W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Gale warning in effect

Southwestern Grand Banks

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 15 May 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 or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 15 May 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight intensifying low 1000 mb located east of
Cape Breton Island.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Saturday low 989 mb located over Funk Island Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:40 PM NDT 15 May 2026 A low pressure system approaching from the southwest will cross
Newfoundland on Saturday before tracking over Funk Island Bank
Saturday evening. Strong to gale force east to southeasterlies over
southern waters ahead of the low will shift to strong to gale force
west to northwesterlies behind it on Saturday.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast, and the Grand Banks.

Atlantic - Maritimes Area

Another Region

Marine Weather for Canada

Weather shortcuts


How to use
  • Add to shortcuts
    • Go to the desired page on the site, open the Weather shortcuts menu and click on the "Add to shortcuts" button
    • Page name will display in the "Add this page" window, the name can be changed by highlighting the text and entering the desired name
    • Click on the "Save" button to add the link to the list
    • Click on the "X" button to close the panel
  • Delete a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to delete
    • Click on the "Delete" button to remove the link from the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Move a link up/down the list
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Click and hold the link and move to new location in the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Rename a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to rename
    • Click on the "Rename" button and change the link name
    • Click the enter or tab key
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Keyboard navigation
    • Use the Tab key to move to a button or link
    • Use the Enter key to click on buttons or links
    • Organize shortcuts navigation
      • Use the ↑ Up key to select the link above. If none are selected, it will select the first link.
      • Use the ↓ Down key to select the link below. If none are selected, it will select the last link.
      • Use the Page Up key to move a selection up in the list.
      • Use the Page Down key to move a selection down in the list.
  • Restore default list

    Warning: Clicking on the button below will remove all your customized links.

Customized Weather shortcuts

Save your customized list as a bookmark.

Copy/paste or click on the link below then when the page displays, you can bookmark the page using the web browser. Bookmarking your customized list will allow you to access it even if the local storage on your device is erased.

Features

Colour-coded weather alerts

Learn more about weather alerting in Canada

Feedbackabout this web site
Date modified: