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South Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 02 May 2025

Tonight and Saturday.

Wind north 30 knots diminishing to north 15 to 20 near midnight and to variable 10 to 15 Saturday morning. Wind becoming southeast 15 Saturday afternoon.

Periods of snow Saturday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NDT 02 May 2025
Tonight and Saturday. Outside the ice edge seas 3 to 4 metres except 2 to 3 over northwestern sections. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 late overnight except 1 to 2 over northwestern sections. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NDT 02 May 2025
Sunday Wind south 15 to 20 knots veering to west 15 to 20 in the morning then to northwest 25 late in the day.
Monday Wind northwest 35 knots.
Tuesday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots becoming west 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 2 May 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday Bergy water except 3 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the extreme western section. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 2 May 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4904N 5336W to 4832N 5104W
to 5440N 5230W to 5628N 5621W to 6108N 5855W to 6200N 5830W then
northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 3 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme western section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:30 PM EDT 2 May 2025

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 3 May estimated from Newfoundland near
4723N 5503W to 4040N 5210W to 4100N 4720W to 4530N 3335W to 4710N
3245W to 5915N 5605W to 5950N 5415W to 5830N 4530W then eastwards.

Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 3 May estimated from Quebec near
5020N 6115W to Newfoundland near 4745N 5910W.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM NDT 2 May 2025 Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 p.m. NDT today quasi-stationary low 999 mb located northeast
of Belle Isle Bank.

At 4:00 p.m. NDT today ridge located over Ungava Bay.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Saturday ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over northern Labrador Sea.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:45 PM NDT 2 May 2025 Marine interests are advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Northwest Labrador Sea.

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