South Labrador Sea
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 17 May 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 this evening except northwest 15 to 20 over western sections. Wind diminishing to south 15 to 20 Monday evening except northwest 25 over northwestern sections.
Showers becoming flurries or showers this evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 17 May 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 17 May 2026
Tuesday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to west 15
late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Thursday
Wind southeast 25 knots becoming north
25.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 May 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Bergy water except 3 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme northwestern section.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 May 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5151N 5606W toNewfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5135N 5525W to
5200N 5510W to 5400N 5515W to 6200N 5940W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 3 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme northwestern section.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:46 PM EDT 17 May 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 May estimated from Newfoundland near4700N 5520W to 4230N 5000W to 4230N 4800W to 4400N 4600W to 4845N
4335W to 5310N 4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to
5840N 4800W then northeastward.
Iceberg Count
Unknown number of icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM NDT 17 May 2026 Tonight and Monday At 4:00 p.m. NDT today trough located over Labrador Coast.By 9:30 a.m. NDT Monday quasi-stationary trough located on a line
northwest-southeast over Labrador Sea.
Arctic - Eastern Arctic Area
- Admiralty
- Arviat - eastern half
- Arviat - western half
- Baker
- Barrow
- Boothia
- Byam
- Central Brevoort - northern half
- Central Brevoort - southern half
- Central - eastern half
- Central - western half
- Clarence - northern half
- Clarence - southern half
- Coats - northern half
- Coats - southern half
- Committee
- Cumberland
- East Baffin
- East Brevoort
- East Clyde - northern half
- East Clyde - southern half
- East Davis - northern half
- East Davis - southern half
- East Foxe
- East Labrador Sea
- Eureka - southern half
- Frobisher Bay
- Hassel
- Igloolik
- Jones - eastern half
- Jones - western half
- Kane - southern half
- Lancaster - eastern half
- Lancaster - western half
- Larsen
- Maclean
- Massey
- Maud
- McClintock
- Mid Labrador Coast - Hopedale and south
- Mid Labrador Coast - north of Hopedale
- Navy Board
- Northwest Labrador Sea
- North Labrador Coast
- Norwegian
- Nottingham - eastern half
- Nottingham - western half
- Peary
- Peel
- Pond
- Prince Charles
- Puvirnituq - northern half
- Puvirnituq - southern half
- Queens
- Rae
- Rankin - northern half
- Rankin - southern half
- Regent
- Resolution - eastern half
- Resolution - western half
- Roes Welcome - northern half
- Roes Welcome - southern half
- South Labrador Sea
- South Sverdrup
- South-central Hudson - eastern half
- St. Roch
- Ungava - eastern half
- Ungava - western half
- West Baffin - northern half
- West Baffin - southern half
- West Brevoort - northern half
- West Brevoort - southern half
- West Clyde - northern half
- West Clyde - southern half
- West Davis - northern half
- West Davis - southern half
- West Foxe
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