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Mid Labrador Coast

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 AM NDT 17 April 2026

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 25 near fjords. Wind becoming northwest 15 to 20 this afternoon then increasing to northwest 25 this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Saturday morning and to variable 10 to 15 Saturday afternoon. Wind increasing to south 25 Saturday evening.

Risk of freezing spray tonight and Saturday.

Temperatures minus 12 rising to minus 7 this afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 17 April 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday. Mainly ice covered.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM NDT 17 April 2026
Sunday Wind south 25 knots.
Monday Wind south 25 knots becoming northwest 25.
Tuesday Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and Friday 9 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the eastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along the coast. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4502N 4713W
to 4700N 4615W to 5200N 4900W to 5530N 5230W to 5700N 5600W to 6045N
5800W to 6200N 5700W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of
the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

9 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9
tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the eastern
section. Consolidated first-year ice along the coast.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 16 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 17 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4500N 5200W to 4450N 4700W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 AM NDT 17 April 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over the East Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 a.m. NDT Saturday trough located southeast of Greenland.

At 4:00 a.m. NDT Saturday approaching ridge located over western
Labrador.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:20 AM NDT 17 April 2026 A trough of low pressure over the East Labrador Sea will track east
of the Labrador Sea today. Gale force westerlies to northwesterlies
ahead of the trough will shift to strong to gale force
northwesterlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
North Labrador Coast - north of Saglek and the Labrador Sea.

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

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