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Northwest Labrador Sea

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Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 AM NDT 18 May 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southeast 25 knots diminishing to southeast 15 to 20 this afternoon then increasing to west 25 this evening. Wind backing to southwest 15 to 20 Tuesday afternoon then diminishing to southwest 10 to 15 Tuesday evening.

Flurries or showers ending Tuesday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 18 May 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 AM NDT 18 May 2026
Wednesday Wind variable 15 to 20 knots increasing to northeast 25 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind northeast 25 knots.
Friday Wind northeast 25 to 35 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy water except 4 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 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5151N 5606W to
Newfoundland near 5138N 5554W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5135N 5525W to
5200N 5510W to 5400N 5515W to 6200N 5940W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 4 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the western section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 2:46 PM EDT 17 May 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 18 May estimated from Newfoundland near
4700N 5520W to 4230N 5000W to 4230N 4800W to 4400N 4600W to 4845N
4335W to 5310N 4635W to 5550N 5010W to 5900N 5500W to 5955N 5310W to
5840N 4800W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 9:30 AM NDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northwest-southeast
over Labrador Sea.
By 9:30 a.m. NDT Tuesday low 997 mb located over the Northwest
Labrador Sea.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:19 AM NDT 18 May 2026 A trough of low pressure over the Labrador Sea will intensify to form
a low in the Northwest Labrador Sea early Tuesday morning. Strong to
gale force west to northwesterlies are expected south of the low.

Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
North Labrador Coast.

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