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Southwestern Grand Banks

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Issued 10:00 AM NDT 21 September 2023

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots except northwest 30 over southern sections late this afternoon and tonight. Wind becoming northwest 25 late overnight. Wind northwest 25 Friday.

Showers.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 21 September 2023
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 3 to 4 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 21 September 2023
Saturday Wind northwest 20 knots backing to west 25 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind west 15 to 20 knots.
Monday Wind southwest 25 knots.

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Banquereau - 44139 LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 West Bay of Fundy – 44490 Baie-Comeau Airport Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Sept-Îles Airport Pointe-des-Monts Pointe-Noire Cap-d'Espoir Rivière-la-Madeleine Gaspé Airport Heath Point Îles de la Madeleine Airport La Pocatière Mont-Joli Airport New Carlisle Pointe-au-Père Port Menier Île Bicquette Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet Bathurst Airport Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan Kouchibouguac Kouchibouguac Miscou Island Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Point Lepreau Saint John Airport St. Stephen Baccaro Point Beaver Island Brier Island Caribou Point Debert Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang CFB Greenwood Hart Island Ingonish Beach Kentville AAFC Lunenburg McNabs Island Nappan AAFC North Mountain Parrsboro Sable Island St.Paul Island Shearwater Airport J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Tracadie Western Head Yarmouth Airport Charlottetown Airport East Point North Cape Summerside Burgeo Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Southwestern Grand Banks

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 July 2023 Forecasts have ended for the season.

Ice Forecasts

Tail of the Grand Banks

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 July 2023 Forecasts have ended for the season.
 

Iceberg Bulletin

Southwestern Grand Banks

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 20 September 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Sep estimated from Newfoundland near
4926N 5355W to 5230N 4930W to 5345N 4930W to 5915N 5700W to 5955N
5120W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Sep estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5132N 5647W to Newfoundland near 5124N 5628W.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.

Iceberg Bulletin

Tail of the Grand Banks

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 20 September 2023

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Sep estimated from Newfoundland near
4926N 5355W to 5230N 4930W to 5345N 4930W to 5915N 5700W to 5955N
5120W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Sep estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5132N 5647W to Newfoundland near 5124N 5628W.

Iceberg Count

Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 21 September 2023 Today Tonight and Friday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over eastern Newfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Friday trough located over the northern Grand
Banks.

At 10:00 a.m. NDT today Hurricane Nigel 977 mb located at 41.2N
47.0W.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight Hurricane Nigel 975 mb located at 44.2N
39.1W.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:57 AM NDT 21 September 2023 A trough of low pressure over Eastern Newfoundland will move to lie
over the Grand Banks tonight. Strong to gale force northeast to
northwesterlies are expected in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Strait of Belle Isle, East Coast, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank,
Funk Island Bank, and Northern Grand Banks.

At 6:30 AM NDT, hurricane nigel was located near latitude 40.6 north,
and longitude 47.8 west, or about 450 nautical miles southeast of
Cape Race. Maximum sustained winds are estimated at 75 knots and
central pressure at 977 MB. Nigel is moving toward the northeast at
26 knots.

Hurricane nigel will pass southeast of the Grand Banks
Today. Moderate to strong north to northwesterlies are expected in
the southernmost parts of the Southern Grand Banks as nigel passes.

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