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Northwest Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM NDT 18 April 2026

Tonight and Sunday.

Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 near midnight then veering to south 30 early Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to south 20 Sunday afternoon then veering to west 20 Sunday evening.

Flurries beginning near midnight becoming showers or flurries Sunday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Temperatures minus 9 to minus 1 rising to plus 2 Sunday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 18 April 2026
Tonight and Sunday. Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres becoming 1 to 2 near midnight except 2 to 3 over northern sections Sunday afternoon and evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 18 April 2026
Monday Wind south 25 knots becoming northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15.
Wednesday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 April 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday 1 tenth first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the western section. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 April 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4530N 4721W
to 4639N 4639W to 5530N 5230W to 5700N 5600W to 6045N 5800W to 6200N
5700W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

1 tenth first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 7 tenths
first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the western section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 18 April 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4655N 5400W to 4500N 5200W to 4440N 4710W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5830N 5000W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 PM NDT 18 April 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight trough located on a line east-west over
northern Quebec.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Sunday trough located north of the Marine District.

At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
Labrador Sea.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Sunday ridge located east of the Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:25 PM NDT 18 April 2026 Marine interests are advised that all warnings have been ended.

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