Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 26 April 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind north 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light near midnight.
Wind light Monday.
Risk of freezing spray late this afternoon and this
evening.
Temperatures minus 16 to minus 8 rising to minus 8 to minus 4
Monday afternoon.
Winds
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 26 April 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind north 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light near midnight.
Wind light Monday.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 26 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Mainly ice covered.
Air temperature
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 26 April 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Temperatures minus 16 to minus 8 rising to minus 8 to minus 4
Monday afternoon.
Freezing Spray
Issued 04:00 PM NDT 26 April 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Risk of freezing spray late this afternoon and this
evening.
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 26 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Ice Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4854N 4906W
to 5506N 5250W to 5638N 5701W to 6045N 6025W to 6200N 5700W then
northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice pressure warning in effect.
9 tenths first-year ice except 9 tenths first-year ice including a
trace of old ice in the eastern section. Consolidated first-year ice
along the coast.
Strong ice pressure along parts of the coast in the southern section
easing this evening.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:43 PM EDT 26 April 2026 Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 27 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near
4710N 5515W to 4210N 4930W to 4250N 4550W to 4630N 4410W to 5000N
4415W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5740N 4850W
then eastward.Iceberg Count
Unknown number of icebergs.
Warnings (In effect)
North Labrador Coast
Issued 11:30 AM NDT 26 April 2026Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM NDT 26 April 2026 Tonight and Monday At 4:00 p.m. NDT today deepening low 994 mb located southeast of
the East Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Monday low 976 mb located east of Greenland.
At 4:00 p.m. NDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
Quebec.
By 4:00 p.m. NDT Monday ridge located on a line north-south over
Labrador Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:54 PM NDT 26 April 2026 A low pressure system southeast of the East Labrador Sea will deepen
and slowly move northeastward to lie east of Greenland tonight.
Meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure over Quebec will slowly move
eastward this evening to lie over Labrador by Monday morning. Strong
to gale force northerlies will continue across the marine district
between these two features and gradually weaken on Monday as the low
moves away.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
South Labrador Coast, Mid Labrador Coast, South Labrador Sea, and
East Labrador Sea.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Northwest Labrador Sea and East Labrador Sea.