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Northwest Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NST 14 January 2025

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots except light over northwestern sections late this afternoon and west 25 over northern sections overnight and Wednesday morning. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 Wednesday evening.

Flurries tonight and Wednesday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray over northwestern sections overnight and Wednesday.

Temperatures minus 11 to minus 3.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 14 January 2025
Tonight and Wednesday. Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres except 1 to 2 over northwestern sections.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NST 14 January 2025
Thursday Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind light increasing to south 20 knots.
Saturday Wind south 15 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday 1 tenth new ice except 9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth first-year ice in the extreme northwestern section. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4749N 5247W to 4915N 5253W
to 5033N 5503W to 5339N 5455W to 5600N 5901W to 5823N 6057W to 5936N
5910W to 6200N 5851W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

1 tenth new ice except 9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth
first-year ice in the extreme northwestern section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 14 January 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 15 Jan estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5457N 5900W to 5615N 5800W to 5800N 5800W to 6000N 5900W to
6050N 5420W to 5840N 4955W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 4:00 PM NST 14 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 PM NST 14 January 2025 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. NST today low 966 mb located east of Belle Isle Bank.
By 9:30 p.m. NST tonight departing low 970 mb located southeast
of Greenland.

At 4:00 a.m. NST Wednesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Northwest Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 a.m. NST Thursday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the South Labrador Sea.

At 4:00 p.m. NST today quasi-stationary ridge located over Labrador.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:54 PM NST 14 January 2025 Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for North Labrador Coast, Northwest Labrador Sea, and East
Labrador Sea.

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