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Strait of Belle Isle

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NDT 11 March 2026

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind west 25 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 near midnight then veering to northeast 15 to 20 Thursday morning. Wind increasing to northeast 30 Thursday afternoon with gusts to 40 along the Quebec coast.

Snow Thursday changing to freezing rain. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Risk of freezing spray this evening. Risk of freezing spray Thursday afternoon and evening.

Temperatures minus 15 to minus 10 rising to minus 2 Thursday evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 11 March 2026
Tonight and Thursday. Mainly ice covered.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 11 March 2026
Friday Wind northeast 25 knots backing to north 15 to 20 in the morning then increasing to northwest 35 to 45 late in the day.
Saturday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to light.
Sunday Wind northwest 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday 4 tenths new ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 4 tenths first-year ice along parts of the Newfoundland coast. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. 

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Map of Atlantic - Newfoundland marine weather areas Englee Wreckhouse Winterland Branch Hill Stephenville Airport Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang St. Lawrence St. John's Int'l Airport St. Anthony Airport Ingonish Beach Sagona Island Port aux Basques La Scie North Mountain Ferolle Point Twillingate Daniel's Harbour St.Paul Island Corner Brook Cape Race J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Burgeo West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Bonavista Berry Hill Charlottetown Airport Argentia East Point North Cape Long Pond Banquereau - 44139 Îles de la Madeleine Airport Miscou Island Cartwright Airport Cap Whittle Blanc-Sablon Airport Natashquan Airport East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Marticot Island Pool's Island Mary's Harbour Grates Cove Chevery
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W to
Newfoundland 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 5141N 4911W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

4 tenths new ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 tenths
grey-white ice including 4 tenths first-year ice along parts of the
Newfoundland coast. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the
coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:59 PM EDT 11 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5825N 4900W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the
western iceberg limit.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 11 March 2026 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight low 978 mb located over eastern Labrador
Sea.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Thursday departing low 994 mb located southeast
of Greenland.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT Thursday low 994 mb located over southern Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Thursday low 991 mb located over Northeast Gulf.

At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located from the Grand Banks to
Hudson Bay.
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Thursday departing ridge located over Belle
Isle Bank.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:47 PM NDT 11 March 2026 An intense low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will track
southeastward to lie southeast of the Labrador marine district by
overnight tonight. Strong to gale force northwesterlies will persist
over Belle Isle Bank tonight as a result of this low.

A second low pressure system will approach from the west tonight and
cross the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Thursday. Strong to gale force
northeasterlies to southeasterlies ahead of the low will shift to
southwesterlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Gulf waters, Southwest Coast, South Coast, East Coast, Belle Isle
Bank and Northern Grand Banks.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Gulf waters, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank and Funk
Island Bank.

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