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South Labrador Coast

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 29 April 2025

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind south 30 knots diminishing to south 15 to 20 Wednesday morning and to variable 10 to 15 Wednesday afternoon. Wind increasing to northeast 15 to 20 Wednesday evening.

Showers changing to rain Wednesday morning then to snow or rain Wednesday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 29 April 2025
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near noon then subsiding to 1 to 2 Wednesday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 29 April 2025
Thursday Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to north 25 to 35 in the morning.
Friday Wind northwest 25 knots.
Saturday Wind light increasing to southeast 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 29 April 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday 5 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice. Consolidated rotten first-year ice along parts of the coast. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 29 April 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4849N 5135W
to 5418N 5143W to 5607N 5624W to 6041N 5907W to 6200N 5830W then
northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

5 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice. Consolidated
rotten first-year ice along parts of the coast.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 29 April 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 29 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4723N 5503W to 4040N 5210W to 4100N 4720W to 4600N 3205W to 5355N
4530W to 5915N 5605W to 6035N 5500W to 5920N 4925W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 29 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6115W to Newfoundland near 4805N 5845W.

Iceberg Count

51 to 100 icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM NDT 29 April 2025 Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 p.m. NDT today low 987 mb located north of Cape Chidley.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Wednesday low 994 mb located northeast of
Labrador Sea.

At 4:00 p.m. NDT today departing ridge located east of the East
Labrador Sea.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:07 AM NDT 29 April 2025 A low pressure system over Ungava Bay will move to lie north of the
Labrador Sea by tonight. Strong to gale force southerlies ahead of
the low will shift to strong to gale force northwesterlies in its
wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
North Labrador Coast, South Labrador Sea, and Northwest Labrador Sea.

Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Northwest Labrador Sea.

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