Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20 knots this evening
except southeast 30 over eastern sections. Wind becoming southwest 25 near noon
Monday.
Snow tonight and Monday morning. Flurries Monday evening.
Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.
Risk of freezing spray tonight.
Temperatures minus 10 to minus 5 rising to minus 3 to zero
Monday morning.
Winds
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20 knots this evening
except southeast 30 over eastern sections. Wind becoming southwest 25 near noon
Monday.
Waves
Issued 06:00 AM NDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Mainly ice covered.
Weather & Visibility
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Snow tonight and Monday morning. Flurries Monday evening.
Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.
Air temperature
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Temperatures minus 10 to minus 5 rising to minus 3 to zero
Monday morning.
Freezing Spray
Issued 10:00 AM NDT 05 April 2026
Today Tonight and Monday.
Risk of freezing spray tonight.
Ice ForecastsIssued 10:00 AM EDT 5 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Ice EdgeIce edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4717N 5246W to 4727N 4844W to 5119N 4824W to 5723N 5604W to 5959N 5800W to 6200N 5605W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
9 tenths new ice including 1 tenth first-year ice except 9 tenths grey ice including 2 tenths first-year ice along the Newfoundland coast and in the extreme eastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
Iceberg BulletinIssued 2:30 PM EDT 4 April 2026 Iceberg LimitIceberg limit at 0000 UTC 5 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near 4640N 5330W to 4605N 5230W to 4630N 4600W to 4725N 4430W to 4950N 4510W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5600W to 6015N 5245W to 5850N 5000W then eastward.Iceberg CountNo confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs northeast of the western iceberg limit.
No watches or warnings in effect.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 10:00 AM NDT 5 April 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:00 a.m. NDT today departing low 959 mb located east of the Marine District.
At 3:30 p.m. NDT today trough located over Maine. By 3:30 p.m. NDT Monday trough located on a line northwest-southeast over Belle Isle Bank.
At 10:00 a.m. NDT today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast over Newfoundland. By 3:00 a.m. NDT Monday departing ridge located east of the Marine District.
Marine Weather StatementIssued 9:59 AM NDT 5 April 2026 A very intense low pressure system now well east of the marine district will continue tracking eastward today. Strong to gale force northwesterlies over eastern waters in the wake of the low will diminish today.
Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure will approach from the southwest. Strong to gale force southerlies to southeasterlies will develop over western waters ahead of the trough later today, then spread across the marine district tonight. Winds will shift to strong to gale force southwesterlies behind the trough on Monday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all waters except Strait of Belle Isle and Northeast Gulf.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in effect for East Coast, Belle Isle Bank, Funk Island Bank, and Northern Grand Banks.
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