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Northwest Labrador Sea

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Issued 09:30 PM NDT 15 March 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 Monday evening.

Flurries. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray.

Temperatures minus 15 to minus 7.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 15 March 2026
Tonight and Monday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 this evening then subsiding to 1 to 2 Monday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 15 March 2026
Tuesday Wind light increasing to southeast 25 knots in the morning and to southeast 40 to 50 in the afternoon.
Wednesday Wind southwest 35 to 45 knots increasing to northwest 45 to 55.
Thursday Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots backing to west 25 to 35.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 1 tenth first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 8 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the western section. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 March 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to 4946N 5209W
to 5102N 4857W to 5448N 5146W to 5641N 5608W 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 8 tenths
first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the western section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:50 PM EDT 15 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4555N 4840W to 4550N 4440W to 4815N 4300W to 5220N
4615W to 5650N 5345W to 5930N 5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5815N 4855W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 9:30 PM NDT 15 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 15 March 2026 Tonight and Monday At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight trough located over the South Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Monday departing trough located east of Belle
Isle Bank.

At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located over western Labrador.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Monday ridge located over Labrador Coast.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:46 PM NDT 15 March 2026 A trough of low pressure over the Northwest Labrador Sea will
intensify as it slowly moves southward across the Labrador Sea
tonight and Monday. Strong to gale force northwesterlies are expected
to develop behind the trough.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for the
South Labrador Sea.

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

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