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South Labrador Sea

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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 AM NDT 16 April 2024

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20 late overnight and to northwest 25 Wednesday morning.

Rain over southeastern sections today. Flurries Wednesday late in the day. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Temperatures plus 4 falling to zero overnight.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 16 April 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Wednesday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM NDT 16 April 2024
Thursday Wind northwest 20 knots.
Friday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Saturday Wind south 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday Bergy water except 3 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the southwestern section. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4934N 5429W to 5249N
5244W to 5518N 5205W to 5641N 5703W to 6027N 6021W to 6200N 5705W
then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from 6200N 5410W to 6030N 5359W to 6018N
5056W then eastward. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 3 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the southwestern section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 3:32 PM EDT 15 April 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4729N 5245W to 4805N 4945W to 5100N 4800W to 5445N 4940W to 5620N
4915W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5035N 5955W to Newfoundland near 4920N 5750W.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 AM NDT 16 April 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 a.m. NDT today trough from low located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Northwest Labrador Sea.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight departing trough from low located north
of Labrador Sea.

At 9:30 a.m. NDT today low 1000 mb located over the Northwest
Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday low 1010 mb located over the northwestern
East Labrador Sea.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:05 AM NDT 16 April 2024 Marine interests are advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Northwest Labrador Sea - northwestern half.

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