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Strait of Belle Isle

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Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM NDT 19 March 2026

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind light becoming south 10 to 15 knots Friday evening.

Flurries Friday.

Temperatures minus 14 to minus 7 rising to minus 9 to minus 3 Friday morning.

Waves

Issued 06:00 AM NDT 19 March 2026
Today Tonight and Friday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM NDT 19 March 2026
Saturday Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sunday Wind north 25 knots.
Monday Wind northeast 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 8:06 AM EDT 19 March 2026 Today 7 tenths new ice including 2 tenths first-year ice except 9 tenths first-year ice near Blanc-Sablon. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. 

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Issued 8:06 AM EDT 19 March 2026 Today

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4746N 5243W to 5131N 4848W
to 5511N 5207W to 5652N 5608W to 6000N 5815W to 6159N 5721W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

7 tenths new ice including 2 tenths first-year ice except 9 tenths
first-year ice near Blanc-Sablon. Consolidated first-year ice along
parts of the coasts.

 

Iceberg Bulletin

Issued 3:08 PM EDT 18 March 2026

Iceberg Limit

Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Mar estimated from Newfoundland near
4640N 5310W to 4530N 4530W to 4530N 4400W to 4815N 4240W to 5200N
4700W to 5650N 5345W to 5930N 5700W to 6120N 5400W to 5815N 4855W
then eastward.

Iceberg Count

No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the
western iceberg limit.
Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM NDT 19 March 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located east of the Grand Banks.
By 10:00 a.m. NDT today departing trough located east of the
Marine District.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT today trough located south of the Marine District.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Friday trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over the southern Grand Banks.

At 3:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 3:00 a.m. NDT Friday ridge located on a line east-west over
Belle Isle Bank.

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