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East Labrador Sea

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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM NDT 11 March 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind west 45 to 55 knots except variable 15 to 20 over northern sections. Wind diminishing to northwest 35 late overnight and to northwest 25 Thursday afternoon. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Thursday evening.

Flurries. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray over western sections late this evening overnight and Thursday.

Temperatures minus 8 to minus 2.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 11 March 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Seas 3 to 5 metres except 7 to 10 over southern sections tonight and 5 to 7 over southern sections Thursday morning and afternoon subsiding to 2 to 3 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 11 March 2026
Friday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots veering to north 25 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots diminishing to northwest 25 to 35.
Sunday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Bergy water. 

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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W to
Newfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5001N 5302W to 5141N 4911W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:59 PM EDT 11 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5825N 4900W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

East Labrador Sea

Issued 9:30 PM NDT 11 March 2026

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Freezing spray warning in effect

East Labrador Sea

Issued 9:30 PM NDT 11 March 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM NDT 11 March 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight low 978 mb located over the East Labrador
Sea.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Thursday departing low 994 mb located southeast
of Greenland.

At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located from the Grand Banks to
Hudson Bay.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Thursday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over the South Labrador Sea.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:26 PM NDT 11 March 2026 An intense low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will track
southeastward to lie southeast of Greenland by Thursday afternoon.
Gale to storm force westerly to northwesterly winds south of and on
the back side of the low will gradually ease overnight through
Thursday as a ridge of high pressure builds in from the west.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
North Labrador Coast - north of Saglek and the Labrador Sea.
Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining waters except Lake
Melville.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for the Labrador Sea.

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