Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 22 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to north 30 near midnight
except north 15 over western sections Friday afternoon. Wind diminishing to
north 15 early Friday evening.
Winds
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 22 October 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to north 30 near midnight
except north 15 over western sections Friday afternoon. Wind diminishing to
north 15 early Friday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 22 October 2026
Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 3 after midnight then subsiding to
2 Friday afternoon.
Strait of Belle Isle - western half
Tonight and Friday.
Seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 near noon Friday then
subsiding to 1 or less Friday evening.
Ice ForecastsIssued 10:00 AM EDT 7 August 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season. Iceberg BulletinIssued 2:30 PM EDT 22 October 2026 Iceberg LimitIceberg 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 CountLess than 10 icebergs.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 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 StatementIssued 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.
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