Language selection

Weather shortcuts

South Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind east 25 knots backing to northeast 30 this morning except northeast 20 over northwestern sections. Wind diminishing to northeast 20 this evening then backing to northwest 20 Wednesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 Wednesday evening.

Flurries. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Temperatures zero becoming minus 5 to zero Wednesday evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 18 March 2024
Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near midnight except 3 to 5 over southeastern sections Tuesday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024
Thursday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Friday Wind northeast 35 to 45 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 March 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the extreme western section. 

[ Canadian Ice Service ]

Stay connected

ATOM

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

Map of Atlantic - Labrador marine weather areas Kangiqsualujjuaq Airport Cape Kakkiviak Cape Kiglapait Cartwright Airport CFB Goose Bay Hopedale Mary's Harbour Nain Airport Makkovik Airport Saglek Tukialik Bay
Legend:
buoy Buoy
land station Land Station
Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 March 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 5030N 4945W
to 5500N 5145W to 5700N 5700W to 5959N 5830W to 6200N 5545W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme western section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:58 PM EDT 18 March 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4702N 5258W to 4800N 4815W to 5215N 4820W to 5620N 5225W to 5815N
5645W to 5755N 5150W to 5505N 4935W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5122N 5833W to Newfoundland near 5032N 5714W.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM NDT 19 March 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. NDT today departing ridge located over the East
Labrador Sea.

At 4:00 a.m. NDT today trough located from the Gulf of St. Lawrence
to Belle Isle Bank.
By 4:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Belle Isle Bank.

At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight building ridge located over Labrador.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Wednesday ridge located over Labrador Coast.

Atlantic - Labrador Area

Another Region

Date modified: