South Labrador Sea
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM NDT 08 May 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to southwest 15 to 20 near midnight and to southwest 25 late overnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 to 20 Friday evening.
Temperatures minus 1 rising to plus 4 Friday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 08 May 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Friday
morning then subsiding to 1 to 2 Friday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 08 May 2025
Saturday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to
southwest 25 in the morning.
Sunday
Wind northwest 25 knots increasing to north
35.
Monday
Wind north 35 to 45 knots backing to northwest
25 to 35.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 May 2025 Today Tonight and Friday Bergy water except 5 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the extreme western section.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 May 2025 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4924N 5347W to 5212N 5317W to 5539N 5450W to 5713N 5722W to 5954N 5913W to 6200N 5759W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 5 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the extreme western section.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 8 May 2025Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 9 May estimated from Newfoundland near 4723N 5503W to 4230N 5105W to 4135N 4720W to 4900N 4045W to 5320N 4815W to 5915N 5605W to 5950N 5415W to 5830N 4530W then eastward.Iceberg Count
Unknown number of icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM NDT 8 May 2025 Tonight and Friday At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located on a line east-west overthe Mid Labrador Coast.
By 9:30 a.m. NDT Friday departing ridge located on a line east-west
over Belle Isle Bank.
At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight trough located near Baffin Island.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Friday trough located over the coast of Greenland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:19 PM NDT 8 May 2025 A trough of low pressure will pass north of the marine districttonight. Strong to gale force southwesterlies will continue ahead of
this system over northern waters this evening.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
North Labrador Coast - northern half and Northwest Labrador Sea -
northern half.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- 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 - eastern half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis
- Fourchu
- Funk Island Bank
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port - northwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port - southeastern half
- 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 - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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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