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South Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM NDT 19 April 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Wind south 15 to 20 knots increasing to south 30 Monday morning except northwest 25 over western sections Monday late in the day.

Rain and fog patches overnight and Monday.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 19 April 2026
Tonight and Monday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres except 2 to 3 over southeastern sections tonight. Seas building to 2 to 3 near noon Monday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 19 April 2026
Tuesday Wind west 20 knots.
Wednesday Wind north 25 knots becoming southeast 25.
Thursday Wind southeast 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Bergy water except 5 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the western section. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4647N 4645W
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

Bergy water except 5 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the western section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 19 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4435N 5200W to 4415N 4710W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5830N 5000W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM NDT 19 April 2026 Tonight and Monday At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight intensifying trough located over western
Labrador.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Monday trough located on a line north-south over
Labrador Sea.

At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight quasi-stationary ridge located over
eastern Greenland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:24 PM NDT 19 April 2026 A trough of low pressure over Western Labrador will intensify and
slowly move east to lie over the Labrador Sea on Monday, while a
ridge of high pressure establishes itself over Eastern Greenland.
Gale to storm force south to southeasterlies will develop east of the
trough on Monday and shift to strong to gale force northwesterlies
west of it.

Marine interests are advised that a storm warning is in effect for
East Labrador Sea. A gale warning is in effect for Northwest Labrador
Sea.

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