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North Labrador Coast

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NST 06 December 2024

Tonight and Saturday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind northeast 35 to 45 knots except northeast 45 to 55 over southern sections. Wind becoming northwest 35 to 45 late overnight then diminishing to northwest 25 to 35 Saturday evening.

Snow changing to flurries Saturday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 06 December 2024
Tonight and Saturday. Seas 3 to 5 metres building to 5 to 7 this evening except 7 to 9 over southern sections overnight and Saturday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NST 06 December 2024
Sunday Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to west 25 in the afternoon.
Monday Wind west 20 knots.
Tuesday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday Bergy water except 2 tenths grey ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 6 December 2024 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5335N 5606W to 5436N 5704W to
5552N 6004W to 5759N 6127W to Labrador near 6014N 6422W. Sea ice
west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 2 tenths grey ice in a few sheltered bays.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 6 December 2024

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 7 Dec estimated from the Labrador coast
near 5400N 5720W to 5330N 5400W to 5400N 5230W to 5515N 5215W to
5900N 5800W to 5945N 5230W to 5825N 4630W then eastwards.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

North Labrador Coast

Issued 4:00 PM NST 06 December 2024

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are 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 NST 6 December 2024 Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 p.m. NST today low 964 mb located near Lake Melville.
By 4:00 p.m. NST Saturday low 969 mb located over the Northwest
Labrador Sea.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 4:06 PM NST 6 December 2024 A low pressure system near Lake Melville will track northeastward to
lie over the Labrador Sea by Saturday morning. Gale to storm force
southeast to northeasterlies ahead of the low will shift to strong to
gale force northwest to southwesterlies in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
all waters except Lake Melville and South Labrador Coast, where gale
warnings are in effect.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Lake Melville and South Labrador Coast.

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