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Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 21 May 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Wind northwest 15 knots veering to north 20 near midnight then backing to west 15 early Friday afternoon.

Flurries tonight. Fog Friday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries and in fog.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 21 May 2026
Tonight and Friday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 21 May 2026
Saturday Wind west 20 knots.
Sunday Wind west 15 knots increasing to southwest 25 late in the day.
Monday Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 21 May 2026 Today Tonight and Friday Special ice warning in effect. 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 6 tenths first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the northern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. Unusual presence of old ice in the northern section today and continuing Friday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 21 May 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge is outside the forecast region.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 6 tenths
first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the northern section.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
Unusual presence of old ice in the northern section today and
continuing Friday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

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Issued 11:00 AM EDT 21 May 2026

Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:45 AM EDT 21 May 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 1200 UTC Thursday departing low 986 mb located over Labrador Sea.

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