Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM NST 27 February 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to west 10 to 15 late overnight
except west 25 over northern sections. Wind becoming variable 10 to 15 near noon
Saturday then increasing to southeast 20 Saturday evening.
Risk of freezing spray tonight.
Temperatures minus 14 falling to minus 20
overnight.
Winds
Issued 09:30 PM NST 27 February 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to west 10 to 15 late overnight
except west 25 over northern sections. Wind becoming variable 10 to 15 near noon
Saturday then increasing to southeast 20 Saturday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 27 February 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Mainly ice covered.
Air temperature
Issued 09:30 PM NST 27 February 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Temperatures minus 14 falling to minus 20
overnight.
Freezing Spray
Issued 09:30 PM NST 27 February 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Risk of freezing spray tonight.
Ice ForecastsIssued 10:00 AM EST 27 February 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Ice EdgeFirst ice edge estimated from 4640N 5530W to 4628N 5339W to Newfoundland near 4638N 5314W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to 4845N 5230W to 5030N 5430W to 5439N 5226W to 5659N 5656W to 6049N 5853W to 6159N 5721W then northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
9 plus tenths first-year ice. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coast.
Iceberg BulletinIssued 2:07 PM EST 27 February 2026 Iceberg LimitIceberg limit at 0000 UTC 28 Feb estimated from Newfoundland near 4640N 5310W to 4535N 4830W to 4530N 4615W to 4815N 4415W to 5930N 5700W to 6150N 5400W to 5900N 5030W to 5810N 4515W then eastward.Iceberg CountUnknown number of icebergs.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 9:30 PM NST 27 February 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight trough located west of Greenland. By 9:30 a.m. NST Saturday dissipating trough located over the coast of Greenland.
At 4:00 p.m. NST Saturday approaching low 984 mb located over northern Quebec.
At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight ridge located on a line north-south over western Labrador. By 9:30 p.m. NST Saturday ridge located on a line northwest-southeast over the East Labrador Sea.
Marine Weather StatementIssued 9:17 PM NST 27 February 2026 A trough of low pressure west of Greenland will move to lie along the Southwest Coast of Greenland where it will dissipate on Saturday. Strong to gale force west to northwesterlies can be expected in the wake of the trough.
A low pressure system will approach from the west on Saturday. Strong to gale force southerlies are expected to develop over most waters late in the day Saturday ahead of the low.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all waters except Lake Melville, North Labrador Coast, and South Labrador Sea.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in effect for all regions with open water.
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