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West Baffin - northern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 21 September 2023

Tonight and Friday.

Wind southeast 15 knots except light over western sections late this evening overnight and Friday.

Scattered showers or scattered flurries Friday. Fog patches forming late overnight.

Temperatures near plus 1.

Waves

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 21 September 2023
Tonight and Friday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 21 September 2023
Saturday Wind light becoming west 15 knots in the afternoon then becoming southeast 15 late in the day.
Sunday Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to west 45 late in the day.
Monday Wind west 45 knots diminishing to west 25 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 21 September 2023 Today Tonight and Friday Bergy water except 4 tenths old ice in the extreme northwestern section. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 21 September 2023 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7350N
9935W to 7437N 9851W to Cornwallis Island near 7458N 9623W. Sea ice
northwest of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Cornwallis Island near 7533N 9414W to
Devon Island near 7615N 9347W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Devon Island near 7428N 8652W to
Brodeur Peninsula near 7351N 8554W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Borden Peninsula near 7332N 8112W to
Bylot Island near 7333N 8052W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Fifth ice edge estimated from Bylot Island near 7336N 7750W to 7544N
7604W to 7534N 7343W then eastward. Sea ice northwest of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 4 tenths old ice in the extreme northwestern
section.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MDT 21 September 2023 Today Tonight and Friday At 1200 UTC Thursday low 996 mb located over northern Victoria
Island.
By 0000 UTC Saturday low 996 mb located off Prince Patrick Island.

At 1200 UTC Thursday departing ridge located on a line north-south
over Baffin Bay.

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