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East Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 12 March 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 this evening then veering to north 25 Friday evening.

Flurries. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray over northwestern sections late this afternoon tonight and Friday.

Temperatures minus 8 to minus 2.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 12 March 2026
Tonight and Friday. Seas 3 to 5 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 this evening and to 1 to 2 Friday morning. Seas building to 2 to 3 Friday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 12 March 2026
Saturday Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots diminishing to northwest 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20.
Monday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 12 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday Bergy water. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 12 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W to
Newfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5001N 5302W to 5141N 4911W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:53 PM EDT 12 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5220N
4615W to 5650N 5345W to 5930N 5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5825N 4900W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

East Labrador Sea

Issued 4:00 PM NDT 12 March 2026

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 4:00 PM NDT 12 March 2026 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. NDT today departing low 994 mb located southeast
of Greenland.

At 4:00 a.m. NDT Friday deepening low 995 mb located over western
Newfoundland.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Friday low 965 mb located over Belle Isle Bank.

At 4:00 p.m. NDT today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over Belle Isle Bank.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Friday departing ridge located southeast of the
East Labrador Sea.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:55 PM NDT 12 March 2026 A deepening low pressure system will approach the marine district
from the southwest on Friday. Gale to storm force northerlies to
northeasterlies will shift to northwesterlies as the low passes south
of the district Friday night.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
South Labrador Coast and South Labrador Sea. A gale warning is in
effect for Mid Labrador Coast.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for the Labrador Sea.

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