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South Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM NDT 08 April 2025

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind variable 10 to 15 knots except southwest 20 over southern sections. Wind increasing to southwest 30 this morning then diminishing to southwest 15 to 20 late overnight. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Wednesday afternoon.

Flurries ending overnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray ending Wednesday afternoon.

Temperatures minus 6 to zero.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 07 April 2025
Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this evening then building to 2 to 3 Tuesday morning. Seas building to 3 to 4 Tuesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM NDT 08 April 2025
Thursday Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to variable 15 to 20 late in the day.
Friday Wind west 25 knots.
Saturday Wind west 15 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 April 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the extreme western section. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 April 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4842N 5305W to 5012N 4758W
to 5441N 5101W to 5658N 5641W to 5954N 5850W to 6158N 5721W then
northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme western section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 7 April 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4658N 5404W to 4325N 5120W to 4315N 4620W to 4655N 4020W to 5230N
4450W to 5610N 4930W to 5900N 5620W to 6135N 5510W to 5900N 4735W
then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 8 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5014N 6142W to Newfoundland near 4755N 5910W.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

South Labrador Sea

Issued 04:00 AM NDT 08 April 2025

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 AM NDT 8 April 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 4:00 a.m. NDT today deepening low 985 mb located over the East
Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 a.m. NDT Wednesday low 978 mb located over the North
Labrador Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:58 AM NDT 8 April 2025 A low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will move to lie
over the North Labrador Coast by Wednesday morning. Strong to gale
force east to northeasterlies north of the low shift to strong to
gale force northwesterlies in its wake.

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

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for South Labrador Sea and Northwest Labrador Sea.

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