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Northwest Labrador Sea

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Issued 04:00 AM NST 21 January 2025

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind northwest 45 to 55 knots diminishing to west 25 to 35 this evening. Wind west 25 to 35 Wednesday.

Snow changing to flurries this evening and ending near midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray except severe freezing spray over western sections today and early this evening.

Temperatures minus 10 to minus 2 falling to minus 13 to minus 5 this afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 21 January 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Outside the ice edge seas 5 to 7 metres building to 7 to 9 this morning then subsiding to 5 to 7 early this evening. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 near midnight and to 2 to 3 Wednesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM NST 21 January 2025
Thursday Wind west 25 to 35 knots becoming southwest 25 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind northwest 25 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 20 January 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy water except 9 plus tenths grey ice including 2 tenths first-year ice in the extreme northwestern section. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 20 January 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4749N 5247W to 4915N 5245W
to 5030N 5500W to 5400N 5500W to 5824N 6109W to 5937N 5850W to 6200N
5851W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 9 plus tenths grey ice including 2 tenths
first-year ice in the extreme northwestern section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 20 January 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Jan estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5457N 5900W to 5530N 5615W to 5630N 5615W to 5910N 5900W to
6050N 5420W to 5840N 4955W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

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Storm warning in effect

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 04:00 AM NST 21 January 2025

'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

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 04:00 AM NST 21 January 2025

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 4:00 AM NST 21 January 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 964 mb located over the South
Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 a.m. NST Wednesday low 960 mb located north of Labrador Sea.

At 4:00 a.m. NST today trough from 964 mb low located on a line
north-south over Labrador Sea.
By 9:30 a.m. NST today departing trough from 961 mb low located
on a line northwest-southeast over the East Labrador Sea.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:38 AM NST 21 January 2025 A deepening low pressure system over South Labrador Sea will track
northward to lie north of Labrador Sea this evening. Storm force
southeasterlies are expected east of the low while gale to storm
force northwesterlies to westerlies are expected to its west and
south.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
South Labrador Coast, Mid Labrador Coast - Hopedale and south, and
the Labrador Sea. Gale warnings are in effect for Mid Labrador Coast
- north of Hopedale and North Labrador Coast.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all areas with open water.

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