South Labrador Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 AM NST 06 February 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 20 knots except light over southern sections. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 Tuesday afternoon then increasing to south 15 to 20 Tuesday evening.
Risk of freezing spray.
Temperatures minus 20 rising to minus 12 Tuesday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NST 06 February 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Mainly ice covered.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM NST 06 February 2023
Wednesday
Wind southwest 25 knots backing to south 15
to 20 in the morning.
Thursday
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots.
Friday
Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 February 2023 Today Tonight and Monday 9 tenths grey ice except 9 tenths grey-white ice in the northern
section.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 February 2023 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4842N 5305W to 4933N5332W to 5015N 5520W to 5325N 5207W to 5514N 5250W to 5623N 5715W to
5803N 5746W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from 6120N 5739W to 6200N 5721W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
9 tenths grey ice except 9 tenths grey-white ice in the northern
section.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EST 5 February 2023Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near5025N 5635W to 4910N 4800W to 5055N 4640W to 5830N 5550W to 6005N
5015W to 5740N 4610W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 6 Feb estimated from Quebec near
5110N 5845W to Newfoundland near 5022N 5725W.
Iceberg Count
10 to 25 icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 AM NST 6 February 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 a.m. NST today quasi-stationary trough located oversouthern Greenland.
At 4:00 a.m. NST Tuesday approaching trough located over Hudson Bay.
At 9:30 a.m. NST today ridge located on a line east-west over
eastern Quebec.
By 4:00 a.m. NST Tuesday quasi-stationary ridge located on a line
north-south over Labrador.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:22 AM NST 6 February 2023 Strong to gale force westerlies will persist today and tonight formost areas between a trough of low pressure along the Greenland coast
and a ridge of high pressure over Labrador.
On Tuesday another trough of low pressure will approach from Northern
Quebec and enter northern waters late in the day. Strong to gale
force southerlies will develop south of this trough.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
North Labrador Coast - north of Saglek and the Labrador Sea.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all open waters.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northern half
- Banquereau - southern half
- Belle Isle Bank
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- 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 - southern half
- Strait of Belle Isle
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