Lake Melville
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind north 30 knots diminishing to southwest 25 late overnight. Wind southwest 25 Tuesday.
Periods of snow ending near midnight.
Low tonight minus 15. Temperatures near minus 15 Tuesday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NST 12 January 2026
Wednesday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
variable 10 to 15 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots.
Friday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Consolidated grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice.
Consolidated first-year ice in the extreme southwestern section and
in the extreme eastern section.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 January 2026 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4930N 5300Wto 5015N 5500W to 5430N 5415W to 5627N 5848W to 6200N 5923W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Consolidated grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice.
Consolidated first-year ice in the extreme southwestern section and
in the extreme eastern section.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM NST 12 January 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. NST today low 988 mb located over the East LabradorSea.
By 4:00 a.m. NST Tuesday dissipating trough located over central
Labrador Sea.
At 4:00 p.m. NST today deepening low 954 mb located over western
Newfoundland.
By 4:00 p.m. NST Tuesday low 961 mb located south of Greenland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:51 PM NST 12 January 2026 A low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will become a troughthis evening then dissipate over the Central Labrador Sea tonight.
Strong to gale force northwesterlies can be expected today west of
the low.
Meanwhile, a second low pressure system over Western Newfoundland
will track northeastward to lie east of Belle Isle Bank tonight
before moving south of Greenland on Tuesday. A trough extending from
the low will retrograde westward across the Labrador Sea on Tuesday.
Strong to gale force northerlies to northeasterlies will develop over
southern waters later today ahead of the low before increasing to
gale to storm force northeasterlies to northwesterlies tonight as the
low passes to the southeast and the associated trough moves across
the district.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
South Labrador Coast and South Labrador Sea - southern half.
Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining waters except Lake
Melville and North Labrador Coast.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all regions with open water.
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