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North Labrador Coast

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NST 15 January 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Wind variable 10 to 15 knots except west 25 over northern sections. Wind increasing to west 25 near midnight except west 10 to 15 over northern sections Friday.

Flurries ending near noon Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray over northern sections late this afternoon and this evening. Freezing spray overnight and Friday.

Temperatures minus 12 to minus 5 falling to minus 14 overnight.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NST 15 January 2026
Today Tonight and Friday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Friday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NST 15 January 2026
Saturday Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots increasing to northwest 40 to 50 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind west 25 to 35 knots.
Monday Wind west 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 January 2026 Today Tonight and Friday 4 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice except 7 tenths grey ice including 2 tenths grey-white ice in the northern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coast. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 15 January 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4930N 5300W
to 5015N 5500W to 5347N 5436W to 5630N 5841W to 6200N 5923W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

4 tenths grey ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice except 7 tenths
grey ice including 2 tenths grey-white ice in the northern section.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coast.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 15 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 16 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
5000N 5532W to 5045N 5245W to 5215N 4945W to 5315N 4945W to 5945N
5730W to 6145N 5155W to 5845N 4735W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

North Labrador Coast

Issued 4:00 PM NST 15 January 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 4:00 PM NST 15 January 2026 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. NST today deepening low 990 mb located over Maine.
By 4:00 p.m. NST Friday low 984 mb located over the East Labrador
Sea.

At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 997 mb located southeast
of Cape Cod.
By 9:30 p.m. NST Friday deepening low 966 mb located over Belle
Isle Bank.

At 4:00 p.m. NST today deepening low 994 mb located over the North
Labrador Coast.
By 9:30 a.m. NST Friday low 985 mb located over Ungava Bay.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 4:00 PM NST 15 January 2026 A low pressure system currently over Maine is expected to track
northeastward into the East Labrador Sea by Friday morning. Strong to
gale force northwesterlies will develop over southern waters tonight
behind the low. Winds will quickly diminish to strong Friday morning.

A second low pressure system will form southeast of Cape Cod tonight
and rapidly deepen as it crosses Newfoundland on Friday. A second
period of gale force northwesterlies will develop over southern
waters with this low Friday evening.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
South Labrador Coast and Mid Labrador Coast - Hopedale and south.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all open waters except Northwest Labrador Sea - southern
half, and East Labrador Sea.

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