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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM NDT 10 March 2025

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind west 25 knots veering to northwest 15 to 20 Tuesday morning then backing to southwest 15 to 20 Tuesday evening.

Flurries ending Tuesday afternoon. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray ending Tuesday morning.

Temperatures minus 6 to minus 2 rising to minus 1 Tuesday evening.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 10 March 2025
Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near noon Tuesday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM NDT 10 March 2025
Wednesday Wind south 15 to 20 knots increasing to south 25 in the morning then becoming northwest 25 late in the day.
Thursday Wind northwest 20 knots.
Friday Wind variable 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 9:59 AM EDT 10 March 2025 Today Open water except 1 tenth grey-white ice including a trace of first-year ice in the extreme southwestern section. Consolidated grey ice in a few bays. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 9:59 AM EDT 10 March 2025 Today

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4523N 6527W to
4511N 6517W to 4409N 6639W to Nova Scotia near 4417N 6608W. Sea ice
northeast of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4519N 6058W to 4547N
5829W to 4720N 5632W to Newfoundland near 4706N 5547W. Sea ice north
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 1 tenth grey-white ice including a trace of
first-year ice in the extreme southwestern section. Consolidated
grey ice in a few bays.

 

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

No confirmed icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Southwest Coast

Issued 8:00 PM NDT 10 March 2025

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio 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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