South Labrador Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM NST 06 March 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 late overnight then becoming south 15 to 20 Saturday morning. Wind veering to southwest 25 near noon Saturday.
Snow Saturday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Risk of freezing spray tonight and Saturday.
Temperatures minus 17 rising to minus 3 Saturday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 06 March 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Mainly ice covered.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NST 06 March 2026
Sunday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots veering to
northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Tuesday
Wind southwest 35 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 March 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday 9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 tenths
first-year ice in the northeastern section. Consolidated first-year
ice along parts of the coast.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 March 2026 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W toNewfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5001N 5302W to 5224N 5010W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
9 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 tenths
first-year ice in the northeastern section. Consolidated first-year
ice along parts of the coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:46 PM EST 6 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 7 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4455N 4955W to 4545N 4525W to 4820N 4140W to 5930N
5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5850N 5035W to 5810N 4530W then eastward.
Iceberg Count
Less than 10 icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM NST 6 March 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight trough located southeast of the EastLabrador Sea.
By 9:30 a.m. NST Saturday departing trough located southeast of
the Marine District.
At 4:00 p.m. NST Saturday approaching low 992 mb located over
Ungava Bay.
At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight ridge located on a line north-south
over Labrador.
By 9:30 p.m. NST Saturday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over the East Labrador Sea.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:21 PM NST 6 March 2026 A trough of low pressure southeast of the East Labrador Sea willcontinue to track southeastward tonight. Meanwhile, a ridge of high
pressure will approach the marine district from the west. Strong to
gale force northwesterlies over most waters between these two
features will gradually diminish as the trough moves away and the
ridge approaches.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for the
Labrador Sea.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all regions with open water.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable - eastern half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle
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