Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 24 April 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southeast 25 knots veering to southwest 25 Thursday
afternoon.
Freezing rain or rain becoming rain and fog banks late
overnight and ending Thursday afternoon.
Winds
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 24 April 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind southeast 25 knots veering to southwest 25 Thursday
afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 24 April 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 near midnight and to 3 to 4
Thursday morning. Seas subsiding to 2 to 3 Thursday evening.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 24 April 2024
Tonight and Thursday.
Freezing rain or rain becoming rain and fog banks late
overnight and ending Thursday afternoon.
Ice ForecastsBelle Isle BankIssued 10:00 AM EDT 24 April 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday Ice EdgeFirst ice edge estimated from 5117N 5728W to 5131N 5623W to Newfoundland near 5128N 5619W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4934N 5429W to 5249N 5130W to 5518N 5150W to 5641N 5703W to 5903N 5824W to 6200N 5854W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 2 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the western section.
Ice ForecastsSoutheast Labrador SeaIssued 10:00 AM EDT 24 April 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday Ice EdgeFirst ice edge estimated from 5117N 5728W to 5131N 5623W to Newfoundland near 5128N 5619W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4934N 5429W to 5249N 5130W to 5518N 5150W to 5641N 5703W to 5903N 5824W to 6200N 5854W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg BulletinBelle Isle BankIssued 3:28 PM EDT 24 April 2024 Iceberg LimitIceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near 4729N 5245W to 4805N 4945W to 5115N 4635W to 5615N 5010W to 5740N 5210W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Apr estimated from Quebec near 5013N 6130W to Newfoundland near 4905N 5804W.Iceberg Count51 to 100 icebergs.Iceberg BulletinSoutheast Labrador SeaIssued 3:28 PM EDT 24 April 2024 Iceberg LimitIceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near 4729N 5245W to 4805N 4945W to 5115N 4635W to 5615N 5010W to 5740N 5210W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 25 Apr estimated from Quebec near 5013N 6130W to Newfoundland near 4905N 5804W.Iceberg CountForecasts available to mariners upon request.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 8:00 PM NDT 24 April 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight low 1002 mb located over Laurentian Fan. By 3:30 p.m. NDT Thursday low 997 mb located over southern Labrador Sea.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT Thursday low 1000 mb located over Anticosti Island. By 8:00 p.m. NDT Thursday dissipating low 1004 mb located over the Strait of Belle Isle.
Marine Weather StatementIssued 7:49 PM NDT 24 April 2024 A low pressure system over Laurentian Fan will track northeastward To lie over Southern Labrador Sea by Thursday afternoon. Strong to gale force southerlies can be expected over eastern waters as the low tracks northward.
A second low will develop over Anticosti Island Thursday morning and track through the gulf before merging with the first low Thursday evening. Strong to gale force southwesterlies will develop over Gulf waters Thursday morning.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all waters except Southwest Coast, Northeast Coast, Belle Isle Bank, and Southeastern Grand Banks.
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