South Labrador Sea
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 AM NDT 21 April 2021
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northeast 10 to 15 knots except northeast 25 over southeastern sections. Wind becoming light this evening then increasing to southeast 10 to 15 Thursday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 20 Thursday afternoon and to southeast 30 Thursday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 21 April 2021
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres except 3 to 4 over
southeastern sections.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM NDT 21 April 2021
Friday
Wind southeast 35 to 45 knots.
Saturday
Wind southeast 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind southwest 15 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 7:11 AM EDT 21 April 2021 Today 2 tenths first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice including a
trace of old ice in the extreme northwestern section.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 7:11 AM EDT 21 April 2021 TodayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Labrador near 5131N 5647W toNewfoundland near 5122N 5638W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 5000N 5552W to
5056N 5455W to 5433N 5235W to 5531N 5332W to 5632N 5601W to 5803N
5731W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
2 tenths first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice including a
trace of old ice in the extreme northwestern section.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 20 April 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4736N 5241W to 4805N 5135W to 5400N 5040W to 5500N 5100W to 6000N
5800W to 6050N 5315W to 5715N 4535W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Apr estimated from Quebec near
5016N 6058W to Newfoundland near 4845N 5830W.
Iceberg Count
Unknown number of icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 AM NDT 21 April 2021 Today Tonight and Thursday At 9:30 a.m. NDT today departing low 987 mb located east of FunkIsland Bank.
By 4:00 a.m. NDT Thursday intensifying low 992 mb located over
New Brunswick.
At 9:30 a.m. NDT today quasi-stationary ridge located on a line
north-south over the Northwest Labrador Sea.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:20 AM NDT 21 April 2021 An approaching low pressure system will stall over the GaspéPeninsula on Thursday night. Strong to gale force southeasterly winds
will sweep across southern waters late Thursday ahead of an intense
trough associated with this low.
Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
South Labrador Coast.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western 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
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Lake Melville
- Laurentian Fan
- Mid Labrador Coast
- Northeast Coast - Cape St. John and south
- Northeast Coast - north of Cape St. John
- Northeast Gulf
- Northern Grand Banks
- Northumberland Strait
- Sable
- 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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