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Northwest Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 AM NDT 04 April 2025

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 20 near midnight then diminishing to light Saturday evening.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray beginning Saturday morning and ending Saturday evening.

Temperatures minus 12 to minus 4.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 04 April 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday. Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM NDT 04 April 2025
Sunday Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to southeast 35 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind southeast 35 knots diminishing to south 25.
Tuesday Wind southwest 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 4 April 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday Special ice warning in effect. 2 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 9 tenths first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the northwestern section. Unusual presence of old ice in the northwestern section today and continuing Saturday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 4 April 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4842N 5305W to 5012N 4758W
to 5441N 5101W to 5658N 5641W to 5954N 5850W to 6158N 5721W then
northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

2 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 9 tenths
first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the northwestern
section. Unusual presence of old ice in the northwestern section
today and continuing Saturday.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 7:49 AM EDT 4 April 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 4 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4658N 5404W to 4350N 5045W to 4350N 4625W to 4655N 4020W to 5230N
4450W to 5610N 4930W to 5900N 5620W to 6135N 5510W to 5900N 4735W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 4 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5019N 6230W to 4845N 6105W to Newfoundland near 4740N 5916W.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 09:30 AM NDT 04 April 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.

Special ice warning in effect

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 04 April 2025

Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 AM NDT 4 April 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 a.m. NDT today ridge located over Labrador Coast.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT today dissipating ridge located over Labrador
Coast.

At 4:00 p.m. NDT today building high located over Quebec.
By 9:30 a.m. NDT Saturday high 1032 mb located over Labrador.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:22 AM NDT 4 April 2025 Marine interests are advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for the Northwest Labrador Sea.

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