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Strait of Belle Isle - western half

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 15 January 2025

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind northeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to northeast 20 near noon then backing to north 15 Thursday morning. Wind diminishing to light Thursday afternoon.

Flurries ending Thursday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Risk of freezing spray late overnight and Thursday morning.

Temperatures zero falling to minus 6 to minus 2 overnight.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 14 January 2025
Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NST 15 January 2025
Friday Wind light.
Saturday Wind light increasing to south 20 knots.
Sunday Wind south 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday Open water except 2 tenths new ice in a few sheltered bays. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 14 January 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4749N 5247W to 4915N 5253W
to 5033N 5503W to 5339N 5455W to 5600N 5901W to 5823N 6057W to 5936N
5910W to 6200N 5851W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 2 tenths new ice in a few sheltered bays.
Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 14 January 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 15 Jan estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5457N 5900W to 5615N 5800W to 5800N 5800W to 6000N 5900W to
6050N 5420W to 5840N 4955W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM NST 15 January 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. NST today deepening low 995 mb located over Laurentian
Fan.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday deepening low 976 mb located east of
the Grand Banks.

At 3:00 a.m. NST today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over Newfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Thursday quasi-stationary ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over Labrador.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:00 AM NST 15 January 2025 A developing low pressure system over Laurentian Fan will intensify
as it crosses the Southern Grand Banks today to lie east of the Grand
Banks overnight tonight. Gale force northeasterly to northwesterly
winds will spread across eastern waters tonight and Thursday in the
wake of the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Funk Island Bank, Northern Grand Banks, and Southeastern Grand Banks.

Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half.

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