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South Labrador Sea

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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 Friday

Ice 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 2025

Iceberg 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 over
the 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 district
tonight. 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.

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