Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM NST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind light except northwest 15 to 20 knots over southern
sections. Wind becoming northwest 15 to 20 Tuesday morning then increasing to
northwest 25 Tuesday afternoon.
Flurries Tuesday late in the day.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray over southern sections tonight
and Tuesday morning. Freezing spray Tuesday.
Temperatures minus 14 to minus 7.
Winds
Issued 09:30 PM NST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind light except northwest 15 to 20 knots over southern
sections. Wind becoming northwest 15 to 20 Tuesday morning then increasing to
northwest 25 Tuesday afternoon.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3
Tuesday morning.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 09:30 PM NST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Flurries Tuesday late in the day.
Air temperature
Issued 09:30 PM NST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Temperatures minus 14 to minus 7.
Freezing Spray
Issued 09:30 PM NST 12 January 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray over southern sections tonight
and Tuesday morning. Freezing spray Tuesday.
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 12 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Ice Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4837N 5300W to 4930N 5300W
to 5015N 5500W to 5430N 5415W to 5627N 5848W to 6200N 5923W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
1 tenth grey-white ice except 5 tenths grey-white ice in the
northern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the
coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 12 January 2026 Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 13 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near
5000N 5532W to 5230N 5100W to 5430N 5100W to 5945N 5730W to 6145N
5155W to 5815N 4700W then northeastward.Iceberg Count
Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings (In effect)
North Labrador Coast
Issued 9:30 PM NST 12 January 2026Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM NST 12 January 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight trough located over the East Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 a.m. NST Tuesday dissipating trough located over central
Labrador Sea.
At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight low 955 mb located northeast of
Newfoundland.
By 9:30 p.m. NST Tuesday low 965 mb located south of Greenland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:14 PM NST 12 January 2026 A trough of low pressure over the East Labrador Sea will drift
westward and dissipate over the Central Labrador Sea tonight. Strong
to gale force northwesterlies can be expected west of the trough.
Meanwhile, a second low pressure system over the Northeast Coast of
Newfoundland will track northeastward to lie east of Belle Isle Bank
tonight before moving south of Greenland on Tuesday. A trough
extending from the low will retrograde westward across the Labrador
Sea on Tuesday. Gale to storm force northeasterlies to
northwesterlies will continue tonight and Tuesday over most waters as
the low passes to the southeast and the associated trough moves
across the district.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
South Labrador Coast and South Labrador Sea - southern half.
Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining waters except Lake
Melville and North Labrador Coast.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all regions with open water.