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Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 05 September 2026

Tonight and Sunday.

Wind light becoming east 10 to 15 knots Sunday afternoon.

Scattered flurries this evening. Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating Sunday evening.

Temperatures near plus 2.

Waves

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 05 September 2026
Tonight and Sunday. Seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 05 September 2026
Monday Wind east 10 to 15 knots.
Tuesday Wind east 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind southeast 25 knots diminishing to light late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 5 September 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday Special ice warning in effect. 1 tenth old ice. Unusual presence of old ice today and continuing Sunday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 5 September 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nunavut near 6917N 11907W to 6958N
11837W to Banks Island near 7105N 12252W. Sea ice southwest of the
ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Banks Island near 7214N 11951W to
Victoria Island near 7205N 11840W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 6950N 10052W to
7004N 9913W to Prince of Wales Island near 7121N 9913W. Sea ice
northwest of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7315N
9750W to 7318N 9624W to Somerset Island near 7344N 9539W. Sea ice
north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

1 tenth old ice.
Unusual presence of old ice today and continuing Sunday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Amundsen

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 05 September 2026

Navigators 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MDT 6 September 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 1200 UTC Sunday ridge located from 69N 120W to 74N 160W.
By 0000 UTC Tuesday ridge from 1020 mb high located from 74N 128W
to 74N 160W.

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