Lake Melville
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM NDT 21 May 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind northwest 25 knots tonight and Friday.
Flurries or showers changing to rain near noon Friday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 21 May 2026
Saturday
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
light late in the day.
Sunday
Wind light.
Monday
Wind light.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 21 May 2026 Today Tonight and Friday Ice pressure warning in effect.
1 tenth first-year ice except 7 tenths first-year ice in the eastern
section.
Strong ice pressure along the southeastern coast developing this
evening and continuing Friday.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 21 May 2026 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5346N 5642W to 5431N 5341W to5708N 5748W to 5950N 5804W to 6200N 6045W then northeastward. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice pressure warning in effect.1 tenth first-year ice except 7 tenths first-year ice in the eastern
section.
Strong ice pressure along the southeastern coast developing this
evening and continuing Friday.
Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Ice pressure warning in effect
Lake Melville
Issued 11:30 AM NDT 21 May 2026Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM NDT 21 May 2026 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight low 984 mb located northeast of BelleIsle Bank.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Friday quasi-stationary low 983 mb located south
of Greenland.
At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight trough located on a line
northwest-southeast over Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Friday trough located on a line east-west over
Belle Isle Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:20 PM NDT 21 May 2026 A low pressure system northeast of Belle Isle Bank will move east tosit southeast of the region tonight. Strong to gale force
northwesterlies over southern waters will persist behind it.
Meanwhile, a trough extending from the low will sweep southward
across the Labrador Sea tonight. Strong to gale force northerlies to
northwesterlies ahead of the trough will veer to strong to gale force
easterlies to northeasterlies as it passes. Winds will then back to
the northwest as the trough moves away.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Lake Melville.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northeastern half
- Banquereau - southwestern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Mid Labrador Coast - Hopedale and south
- Northeast Coast
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable - eastern half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle
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