Lake Melville
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM NDT 12 March 2026
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind light increasing to northeast 25 knots this afternoon then diminishing to variable 10 to 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to north 25 Friday afternoon.
Snow this afternoon tonight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
High today minus 15. Temperatures near minus 15 tonight and Friday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM NDT 12 March 2026
Saturday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
light in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind light.
Monday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Consolidated first-year ice.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 March 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce 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
Consolidated first-year ice.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM NDT 12 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 4:00 a.m. NDT today low 984 mb located over the East LabradorSea.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT today departing low 994 mb located southeast
of Greenland.
At 4:00 a.m. NDT Friday deepening low 993 mb located over western
Newfoundland.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Friday low 963 mb located over Belle Isle Bank.
At 4:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located from the Grand Banks to
Hudson Bay.
By 4:00 a.m. NDT Friday ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over the East Labrador Sea.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:56 AM NDT 12 March 2026 An intense low pressure system over the East Labrador Sea will tracksoutheastward to lie southeast of Greenland by this afternoon.
Gale to storm force northwesterly winds south of and on the back side
of the low will gradually ease today as a ridge of high pressure
builds in from the west.
A deepening low pressure system will approach the marine district
from the southwest on Friday. Gale to storm force northwesterlies to
northerlies will develop over southern waters on Friday ahead of the
low.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
South Labrador Coast, South Labrador Sea, and East Labrador Sea.
Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining waters except Lake
Melville and North Labrador Coast - Saglek and south.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for the Labrador Sea.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northern half
- Anticosti - southern half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northwestern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southeastern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle
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