Lake Melville
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM NDT 22 May 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind northwest 30 knots veering to north 25 this afternoon then diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 near midnight. Wind northwest 10 to 15 Saturday.
Flurries or showers changing to rain near noon and ending near midnight.
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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 4:00 AM NDT 22 May 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 a.m. NDT today low 983 mb located east of Belle Isle Bank.By 9:30 a.m. NDT today departing low 983 mb located south of
Greenland.
At 4:00 a.m. NDT today trough located on a line northwest-southeast
over the South Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 a.m. NDT Saturday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Funk Island Bank.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:48 AM NDT 22 May 2026 A trough of low pressure over the South Labrador Sea will sweepsouthward across southern waters today. Strong to gale force
northwesterlies ahead of the trough will veer to strong to gale force
northerlies to northeasterlies as it passes. Winds will then back to
the northwest as the trough moves further south.
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 - eastern half
- Strait of Belle Isle - western half
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