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Marine Forecast

Issued 05:30 AM EDT 17 September 2024

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind light becoming southeast 15 knots Wednesday morning.

Periods of rain beginning this evening changing to periods of snow or rain overnight then to periods of drizzle Wednesday evening. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Fog patches reforming this evening.

Waves

Issued 05:30 AM EDT 17 September 2024
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:30 AM EDT 17 September 2024
Thursday Wind southeast 20 knots increasing to southeast 30 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind southeast 30 knots diminishing to light.
Saturday Wind west 15 knots diminishing to light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 September 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday Special ice warning in effect. 2 tenths first-year ice except 9 tenths first-year ice in the extreme northern section. Difficult ice conditions in the pack ice in the extreme northern section today and continuing Tuesday. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 September 2024 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 7344N 13653W to Banks Island near
7331N 12410W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Banks Island near 7313N 11637W to
Victoria Island near 7305N 11621W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 7005N 10057W to
7058N 9802W to Prince of Wales Island near 7119N 9828W. Sea ice
northwest of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Baffin Island near 7233N 8947W to
7158N 9145W to 6954N 8949W to 6901N 8737W to Nunavut near 6839N
8754W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Fifth ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7323N
9708W to Somerset Island near 7331N 9538W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

2 tenths first-year ice except 9 tenths first-year ice in the
extreme northern section. Difficult ice conditions in the pack ice
in the extreme northern section today and continuing Tuesday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 September 2024

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 17 September 2024 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 1200 UTC Tuesday weakening trough from 994 mb low located from
71N 129W to 70N 118W.
By 0000 UTC Thursday low 999 mb located at 74N 134W.

At 1200 UTC Tuesday quasi-stationary high 1018 mb located over
Baffin Bay.

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