South Labrador Sea
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM NDT 20 April 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind south 15 to 20 knots increasing to south 30 this morning except northwest 25 over western sections tonight. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 late overnight then backing to west 10 to 15 near noon Tuesday except northwest 15 to 20 over southeastern sections.
Rain and fog patches changing to flurries overnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in flurries.
Temperatures plus 4 falling to minus 5 to zero Tuesday morning.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 20 April 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near
noon then subsiding to 1 to 2 Tuesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM NDT 20 April 2026
Wednesday
Wind northwest 20 knots.
Thursday
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots increasing to
southeast 25.
Friday
Wind northeast 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 MondayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4647N 4645Wto 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 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 20 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 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 4:00 AM NDT 20 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. NDT today intensifying trough located over centralLabrador.
By 4:00 a.m. NDT Tuesday trough located on a line
northwest-southeast over Labrador Sea.
At 4:00 a.m. NDT today quasi-stationary ridge located over eastern
Greenland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 AM NDT 20 April 2026 An intensifying trough of low pressure over Central Labrador willslowly move east to lie over the Labrador Sea by overnight tonight,
while a ridge of high pressure over Eastern Greenland remains nearly
stationary. Gale to storm force south to southeasterlies ahead of the
trough will shift to strong to gale force northwesterlies in its
wake.
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.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
- Strait of Belle Isle - western half
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