South Labrador Sea
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 29 April 2024
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots except north 30 over northwestern sections. Wind becoming northeast 30 near midnight. Wind northeast 25 Tuesday.
Rain or snow.
Temperatures minus 3 to plus 2 rising to plus 2 Tuesday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 29 April 2024
South Labrador Sea - northwestern half
Tonight and Tuesday.
Outside the ice edge seas 3 to 4 metres.
South Labrador Sea - southeastern half
Tonight and Tuesday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 this
evening and to 2 to 3 late overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 29 April 2024
Wednesday
Wind northeast 25 knots.
Thursday
Wind northeast 25 knots.
Friday
Wind northeast 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 29 April 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy water except 2 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the western section.
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 29 April 2024 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5154N 5602W toNewfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4937N 5550W to
5021N 5308W to 5243N 5057W to 5513N 5137W to 5641N 5703W to 5903N
5824W to 6200N 5854W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 2 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the western section.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 3:01 PM EDT 29 April 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 30 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4729N 5245W to 5000N 4815W to 5155N 4720W to 5430N 4920W to 5740N
5210W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 30 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5037N 5931W to Newfoundland near 4958N 5739W.
Iceberg Count
Unknown number of icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM NDT 29 April 2024 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. NDT today trough located on a line north-south overthe East Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over the South Labrador Sea.
At 4:00 p.m. NDT today ridge located over Quebec.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Tuesday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Ungava Bay.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:56 PM NDT 29 April 2024 A trough of low pressure over the East Labrador Sea will graduallymove to lie over the South Labrador Sea on Tuesday. Strong to gale
force north to northwesterlies are forecast to the west of the trough
tonight and Tuesday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for Mid
Labrador Coast and North Labrador Coast.
Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Northwest Labrador Sea.
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- Arviat - eastern half
- Arviat - western half
- Baker
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- Central Brevoort - northern half
- Central Brevoort - southern half
- Central - eastern half
- Central - western half
- Clarence - northern half
- Clarence - southern half
- Coats - northern half
- Coats - southern half
- Committee
- Cumberland
- East Baffin - northern half
- East Baffin - southern half
- East Brevoort
- East Clyde
- East Davis - northern half
- East Davis - southern half
- East Foxe
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- Nottingham - eastern half
- Nottingham - western half
- Peary
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- Rankin - northern half
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- Resolution - eastern half
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- Roes Welcome - southern half
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- South Sverdrup
- South-central Hudson - eastern half
- St. Roch
- Ungava - eastern half
- Ungava - western half
- West Baffin - northern half
- West Baffin - southern half
- West Brevoort - northern half
- West Brevoort - southern half
- West Clyde - northern half
- West Clyde - southern half
- West Davis - northern half
- West Davis - southern half
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