Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 16 April 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots increasing to northeast 25 early this evening then diminishing to northeast 15 to 20 late this evening. Wind diminishing to northeast 10 to 15 late overnight then increasing to north 25 near noon Friday.
Flurries changing to snow overnight then to flurries Friday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures near minus 3.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 16 April 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 this
evening then subsiding to 1 or less Friday morning. Seas building to 1 to 2
Friday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 16 April 2026
Saturday
Wind north 25 knots diminishing to variable
10 to 15 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots.
Monday
Wind south 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and Friday Bergy water except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths
first-year ice in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated
first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 April 2026 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4502N 4713Wto 4700N 4615W to 5200N 4900W to 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 9 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths
first-year ice in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated
first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 16 April 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 17 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5400W to 4500N 5200W to 4450N 4700W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5735N 4735W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of thewestern iceberg limit.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM NDT 16 April 2026 Tonight and Friday At 3:30 p.m. NDT today ridge located on a line east-west over thenorthern Grand Banks.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT Friday departing ridge located east of the
Marine District.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT Friday trough located over the Maritimes.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Saturday trough located east of the Marine
District.
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
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern half
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast - Cape St. John and south
- Northeast Coast - north of Cape St. John
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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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