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West Baffin - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EST 11 November 2025

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind east 15 knots except north 25 near the mouth of Lancaster Sound overnight and Wednesday. Wind becoming northeast 15 late Wednesday afternoon except north 30 near the mouth of Lancaster Sound.

Flurries changing to snow this evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.

Temperatures near minus 3.

Waves

Issued 05:30 PM EST 11 November 2025
Tonight and Wednesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EST 11 November 2025
Thursday Wind northeast 15 knots veering to southeast 15 in the morning then increasing to southeast 20 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots increasing to west 35 late in the day.
Saturday Wind west 20 to 25 knots diminishing to light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EST 11 November 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday 9 tenths grey ice including a trace of multi-year ice except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth multi-year ice in the extreme northwestern section. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EST 11 November 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Baffin Island near 6212N 6554W to 6209N
6335W to 6642N 6030W to 6823N 6514W to 7018N 6144W to 7118N 6214W
then northward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

9 tenths grey ice including a trace of multi-year ice except 9
tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth multi-year ice in the
extreme northwestern section.

Warnings

Warnings (Ended)

Gale warning ended

West Baffin - northern half

Issued 5:30 PM EST 11 November 2025
Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MST 11 November 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 1200 UTC Tuesday departing low 984 mb located at 65N 101W.

By 0000 UTC Thursday trough from 962 mb low located from 67N 71W
to 78N 71W.

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