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Issued 05:00 AM EDT 17 August 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20 knots near noon then diminishing to light near midnight. Wind increasing to southwest 15 Tuesday morning and to southwest 20 Tuesday evening.

Periods of drizzle and fog patches changing to rain this evening and ending Tuesday morning.

Waves

Issued 05:00 AM EDT 17 August 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre building to 2 early this evening then subsiding to 1 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:00 AM EDT 17 August 2026
Wednesday Wind southwest 20 knots diminishing to light in the morning.
Thursday Wind light increasing to north 20 knots late in the day.
Friday Wind north 25 knots diminishing to north 15 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 17 August 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Special ice warning in effect. 1 tenth old ice except 9 tenths first-year ice including 3 tenths old ice in the extreme southwestern section. Unusual presence of old ice in the extreme southern section today and continuing Tuesday. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 17 August 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Baffin Island near 6306N 6444W to
6220N 6213W to 6525N 5846W to Baffin Island near 6636N 6116W. Sea
ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Somerset Island near 7357N 9035W to
Devon Island near 7432N 8952W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Devon Island near 7454N 7922W to 7554N
7525W to 7625N 7442W then northeastward. Sea ice northwest of the
ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

1 tenth old ice except 9 tenths first-year ice including 3 tenths
old ice in the extreme southwestern section.
Unusual presence of old ice in the extreme southern section today
and continuing Tuesday.

Warnings

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Special ice warning in effect

West Davis - southern half

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 17 August 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.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:45 AM EDT 17 August 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 1200 UTC Monday dissipating low 1003 mb located at 65N 70W.

At 1200 UTC Monday weakening low 995 mb located at 60N 90W.
By 0000 UTC Wednesday low 1003 mb located at 53N 86W.

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