Northwest Labrador Sea
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM NDT 12 March 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 25 knots tonight and Friday.
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 12 March 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 late
overnight then building to 2 to 3 Friday afternoon.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 12 March 2026
Saturday
Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to
northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind west 15 to 20 knots veering to northwest
25.
Monday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 12 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday 1 tenth first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 7 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 12 March 2026 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W toNewfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to
4845N 5230W to 5001N 5302W to 5141N 4911W to 5500N 5130W to 5700N
5600W 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 7 tenths
first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the western section.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:53 PM EDT 12 March 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4640N 5310W to 4520N 4930W to 4555N 4410W to 4815N 4300W to 5220N
4615W to 5650N 5345W to 5930N 5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5825N 4900W
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 12 March 2026Moderate 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 12 March 2026 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight deepening low 993 mb located over theGulf of St. Lawrence.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Friday low 963 mb located over Belle Isle Bank.
At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located from Makkovik to Belle
Isle Bank.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Friday departing ridge located southeast of the
East Labrador Sea.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:28 PM NDT 12 March 2026 A deepening low pressure system will approach the marine districtfrom the southwest on Friday. Gale to storm force northerlies to
northeasterlies will shift to northwesterlies as the low passes south
of the district Friday night.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
South Labrador Coast and South Labrador Sea. A gale warning is in
effect for Mid Labrador Coast.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for the Labrador Sea.
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