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Strait of Belle Isle - western half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NDT 10 March 2025

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northwest 15 knots backing to southwest 15 Tuesday evening.

Flurries this evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Temperatures minus 6 falling to minus 13 to minus 9 near midnight.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 10 March 2025
Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 10 March 2025
Wednesday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to southwest 25 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind west 25 knots.
Friday Wind light increasing to southwest 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 10 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday Special ice warning in effect. 5 tenths new ice including 2 tenths first-year ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice including 4 tenths first-year ice in the northern section. Difficult ice conditions in the pack ice today and continuing Tuesday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 10 March 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4652N 5523W to 4615N 5246W
to 4830N 5045W to 5500N 5030W to 5800N 5730W to 6030N 5830W to 6200N
5630W then eastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

5 tenths new ice including 2 tenths first-year ice except 9 plus
tenths grey-white ice including 4 tenths first-year ice in the
northern section. Difficult ice conditions in the pack ice today and
continuing Tuesday.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:58 PM EDT 10 March 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 11 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4709N 5258W to 4845N 4730W to 5025N 4505W to 5335N 4745W to 5900N
5620W to 6030N 5525W to 5725N 4600W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 11 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5035N 5955W to Newfoundland near 4925N 5800W.

Iceberg Count

Less than 10 icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Strait of Belle Isle - western half

Issued 09:00 AM EST 10 March 2025

Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 10 March 2025 Tonight and Tuesday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight quasi-stationary trough located east of
the Marine District.

At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located over western Labrador.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday ridge located on a line north-south over
Gulf - Port au Port.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:51 PM NDT 10 March 2025 A trough of low pressure east of the marine district will remain
nearly stationary throughout the forecast period. Meanwhile a ridge
of high pressure approaching from the west will move to lie over Gulf
waters Tuesday afternoon. Gale force northwesterlies will develop
over Belle Isle Bank between these two features tonight.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Belle Isle Bank.

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

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