Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 22 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind north 10 to 15 knots increasing to north 25 late this
evening and to northeast 35 after midnight. Wind diminishing to north 20 late
Friday afternoon.
Winds
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 22 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind north 10 to 15 knots increasing to north 25 late this
evening and to northeast 35 after midnight. Wind diminishing to north 20 late
Friday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 22 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 this evening and to 2 to
3 after midnight. Seas building to 3 to 4 early Friday morning then subsiding to
2 to 3 Friday afternoon and to 1 to 2 Friday evening.
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 May 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 22 October 2026 Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 23 Oct estimated from Newfoundland near
5030N 5630W to 5030N 5445W to 5200N 4930W to 6000N 5800W to 6125N
5445W to 5855N 4515W then eastward.Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings (In effect)
Gulf - Port au Port
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 22 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.
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 22 October 2026 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight low 994 mb located south of Greenland.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Friday departing low 992 mb located southeast
of Greenland.
At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight Post-tropical Storm JOSEPHINE 988 mb
located south of Nova Scotia.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Friday Tropical Storm JOSEPHINE 987 mb located
over Laurentian Fan.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:48 PM NDT 22 October 2026 At 5:30 PM NDT, post-tropical storm Josephine was located near
latitude 40.0 north and longitude 65.8 west, or about 230 nautical
miles south of Yarmouth Nova Scotia. Maximum sustained winds were 55
knots with an estimated central pressure of 988 MB. Josephine was
moving northeastward at 15 knots.
Post-tropical storm Josephine is expected to enter Laurentian Fan
Friday and slowly cross the Southern Grand Banks Saturday. Gale to
storm force northeasterlies are expected to develop over southern
waters, with gale force southwesterlies expected over the
southernmost portions of the Grand Banks.
A low pressure system south of Greenland will slowly track eastwards
tonight and Friday. This low will bring strong to gale force
northwesterly winds to northern waters Friday.
Marine interests are advised storm warnings are in effect for
Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast - Cape St. Francis and
south, and Southwestern Grand Banks - northern half. Gale warnings
are in effect for Gulf - Port au Port, East Coast - north of Cape St.
Francis, Belle Isle Bank, Northern Grand Banks, Southeastern Grand
Banks - northern half, and Southwestern Grand Banks - southern half.