Strait of Belle Isle
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 18 April 2025
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind southwest 25 knots with gusts to 35 along the Newfoundland coast. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 to 20 near midnight and to variable 10 to 15 Saturday evening.
Rain or snow and fog patches Saturday evening.
Temperatures near zero.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 18 April 2025
Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
Tonight and Saturday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less
Saturday afternoon.
Strait of Belle Isle - western half
Tonight and Saturday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near midnight and to 1 or
less Saturday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 18 April 2025
Sunday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
northeast 25 in the afternoon and to northeast 35 late in the day.
Monday
Wind north 35 to 45 knots.
Tuesday
Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 April 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
northeastern section. Consolidated rotten first-year ice along parts
of the coasts.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 April 2025 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4915N 5328W to 4917N 5155Wto 5105N 4809W to 5526N 5139W to 5701N 5617W to 6119N 6022W to 6200N
5851W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
northeastern section. Consolidated rotten first-year ice along parts
of the coasts.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 4:39 PM EDT 18 April 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4731N 5444W to 4125N 5145W to 4210N 4800W to 4645N 3750W to 5350N
4430W to 5915N 5605W to 6035N 5500W to 5900N 4930W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6115W to Newfoundland near 4805N 5845W.
Iceberg Count
10 to 25 icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM NDT 18 April 2025 Tonight and Saturday At 3:30 p.m. NDT today low 1000 mb located off Labrador Coast.By 3:30 p.m. NDT Saturday low 1004 mb located over northwestern
Labrador Sea.
At 3:30 p.m. NDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
New England.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Saturday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over Newfoundland.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- 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 - eastern half
- East Coast
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
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