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Northwest Labrador Sea

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 09:30 PM NST 24 January 2026

Tonight and Sunday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots increasing to northwest 45 to 55 near midnight except east 35 over northeastern sections Sunday morning and afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 35 to 45 Sunday afternoon except northeast 25 over northeastern sections.

Flurries. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Over open water freezing spray.

Temperatures minus 12 to minus 4 rising to minus 8 to zero overnight.

Waves

Issued 06:00 PM NST 24 January 2026
Tonight and Sunday. Outside the ice edge seas 3 to 4 metres building to 4 to 6 this evening and to 7 to 9 late overnight. Seas subsiding to 5 to 7 Sunday afternoon and to 3 to 5 Sunday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM NST 24 January 2026
Monday Wind northwest 35 knots.
Tuesday Wind northwest 25 knots veering to northeast 25.
Wednesday Wind north 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 24 January 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday 1 tenth grey-white ice except 7 tenths grey ice including 3 tenths grey-white ice in the western section. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 24 January 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4930N 5300W
to 5015N 5430W to 5200N 5315W to 5400N 5315W to 5700N 5730W to 6200N
5901W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

1 tenth grey-white ice except 7 tenths grey ice including 3 tenths
grey-white ice in the western section.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 1:30 PM EST 24 January 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
4925N 5400W to 4945N 5130W to 5030N 5000W to 5200N 5000W to 5945N
5730W to 6235N 5330W to 5930N 4750W then northeastward.

Iceberg Count

Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 9:30 PM NST 24 January 2026

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are 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.

Freezing spray warning in effect

Northwest Labrador Sea

Issued 9:30 PM NST 24 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 9:30 PM NST 24 January 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight low 970 mb located over the East Labrador
Sea.
By 9:30 p.m. NST Sunday low 989 mb located over the Northwest
Labrador Sea.

At 4:00 a.m. NST Sunday ridge located over southern Quebec.
By 9:30 p.m. NST Sunday ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over northern Quebec.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:18 PM NST 24 January 2026 A low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will move westwards
to lie over the Northwest Labrador Sea Sunday afternoon. Strong to
gale force northwesterlies this evening are expected to strengthen to
gale to storm force northwesterlies over northern waters tonight and
Sunday. East of the low, gale to storm force easterlies to
southeasterlies will develop tonight and persist into Sunday.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
North Labrador Coast - north of Saglek, Northwest Labrador Sea, and
East Labrador Sea. Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining
waters except Lake Melville.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all regions with open water except East Labrador Sea.

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