Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM NST 11 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind northwest 20 knots except light over southern sections.
Wind diminishing to light late overnight. Wind light Monday.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray over northern sections
tonight.
Temperatures near minus 8.
Winds
Issued 09:30 PM NST 11 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind northwest 20 knots except light over southern sections.
Wind diminishing to light late overnight. Wind light Monday.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 11 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near
midnight.
Air temperature
Issued 09:30 PM NST 11 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Temperatures near minus 8.
Freezing Spray
Issued 09:30 PM NST 11 January 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray over northern sections
tonight.
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 11 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 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 3 tenths grey-white ice in the extreme
northern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the
coast.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 1:30 PM EST 11 January 2026 Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 12 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 11 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 11 January 2026 Tonight and Monday At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight trough located on a line north-south over
the East Labrador Sea.
By 4:00 p.m. NST Monday dissipating trough located east of
Labrador Sea.
At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight deepening low 996 mb located over Nova
Scotia.
By 9:30 p.m. NST Monday low 956 mb located over northwestern Funk
Island Bank.
At 9:30 p.m. NST tonight ridge located from Labrador to the
Grand Banks.
By 9:30 p.m. NST Monday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over the North Labrador Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:28 PM NST 11 January 2026 A trough of low pressure over the East Labrador Sea will continue to
move eastward tonight then gradually weaken. Strong to gale force
south to southeasterly winds will continue ahead of the trough with
strong to gale force northwesterlies behind it.
Meanwhile, a second low pressure system will approach from the
Maritimes tonight and move to lie over Northwestern Funk Island Bank
by Monday evening. Gale to storm force north to northeasterlies will
develop over southern waters on Monday ahead of this low.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
South Labrador Coast and South Labrador Sea. Gale warnings are in
effect for Mid Labrador Coast and East Labrador Sea.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all areas with open water.