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Northwest Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM NDT 10 March 2026

Tonight and Wednesday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind west 35 to 45 knots increasing to northwest 50 to 60 late overnight. Wind northwest 50 to 60 Wednesday.

Flurries. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water severe freezing spray.

Temperatures minus 15 to minus 7.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 10 March 2026
Tonight and Wednesday. Outside the ice edge seas 3 to 5 metres building to 5 to 7 Wednesday morning and to 7 to 10 Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 10 March 2026
Thursday Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind northwest 25 knots increasing to north 35.
Saturday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 10 March 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday 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 10 March 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday

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

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 10 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 11 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5930N
5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5825N 4900W then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 9:30 PM NDT 10 March 2026

'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.

Freezing spray warning in effect

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 9:30 PM NDT 10 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 9:30 PM NDT 10 March 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight low 976 mb located north of the East
Labrador Sea.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Wednesday low 979 mb located over the East
Labrador Sea.

At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight departing low 977 mb located south of
Greenland.

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