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Marine Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 18 September 2024

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind light tonight and Thursday.

Showers or flurries ending this evening. Fog patches.

Waves

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 18 September 2024
Tonight and Thursday. Seas 1 metre building to 3 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:30 AM EDT 18 September 2024
Friday Wind southeast 25 knots veering to south 30 in the morning.
Saturday Wind south 30 knots.
Sunday Wind southeast 30 knots diminishing to south 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 18 September 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday Special ice warning in effect. Open water except 2 tenths first-year ice in the extreme northwestern section. 9 plus tenths first-year ice in Fury and Hecla Strait. Difficult ice conditions in the pack ice in Fury and Hecla Strait today and continuing Thursday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 18 September 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nunavut near 6859N 8134W to 6852N 8008W to
Baffin Island near 6953N 7849W. Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

Open water except 2 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
northwestern section. 9 plus tenths first-year ice in Fury and Hecla
Strait. Difficult ice conditions in the pack ice in Fury and Hecla
Strait today and continuing Thursday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Igloolik

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 18 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 4:45 PM EDT 18 September 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 0000 UTC Thursday departing ridge located on a line north-south
over eastern Hudson Bay.

At 0000 UTC Thursday dissipating low 1011 mb located over eastern
Hudson Strait.

At 0000 UTC Thursday quasi-stationary ridge located over eastern
Baffin Island.

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