South Labrador Sea
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM NDT 18 March 2024
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northeast 30 near midnight except northeast 15 to 20 over northwestern sections. Wind diminishing to northeast 20 Tuesday evening.
Flurries. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.
Temperatures near zero.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 18 March 2024
Tonight and Tuesday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near
midnight except 3 to 5 over southeastern sections Tuesday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 18 March 2024
Wednesday
Wind northeast 20 knots backing to north 15
to 20 in the morning.
Thursday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Friday
Wind northeast 35 to 45 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 March 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme western section.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 March 2024 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 5030N 4945Wto 5500N 5145W to 5700N 5700W to 5959N 5830W to 6200N 5545W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme western section.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:58 PM EDT 18 March 2024Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near4702N 5258W to 4800N 4815W to 5215N 4820W to 5620N 5225W to 5815N
5645W to 5755N 5150W to 5505N 4935W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Quebec near
5122N 5833W to Newfoundland near 5032N 5714W.
Iceberg Count
Unknown number of icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM NDT 18 March 2024 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located over the East Labrador Sea.By 9:30 a.m. NDT Tuesday departing ridge located east of Labrador
Sea.
At 9:30 p.m. NDT tonight trough located on a line east-west over
Newfoundland.
By 9:30 p.m. NDT Tuesday trough located on a line
northeast-southwest over Belle Isle Bank.
Atlantic - Newfoundland Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Belle Isle Bank - northwestern half
- Belle Isle Bank - southeastern half
- 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 - 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
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- South Labrador Coast
- South Labrador Sea
- Strait of Belle Isle
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