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Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 13 September 2026

Today Tonight and Monday.

Wind light increasing to west 15 knots this morning then backing to southwest 20 this afternoon. Wind veering to west 25 this evening.

Showers or flurries and fog patches becoming flurries near midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in flurries.

Temperatures near plus 1.

Waves

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 13 September 2026
Today Tonight and Monday. Over open water seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 this afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 13 September 2026
Tuesday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 in the afternoon then backing to west 20 late in the day.
Wednesday Wind west 15 knots diminishing to light.
Thursday Wind light becoming northwest 15 knots late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 September 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 1 tenth old ice except 5 tenths old ice in the extreme northwestern section. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 September 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Northwest Territories near 7004N
12421W to 7025N 12233W to Banks Island near 7157N 12547W. Sea ice
west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Banks Island near 7133N 12030W to
Victoria Island near 7138N 11901W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 6953N 10052W to
7020N 9933W to Prince of Wales Island near 7158N 10017W. Sea ice
northwest of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7323N
9708W to Somerset Island near 7326N 9539W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.

Ice Coverage

1 tenth old ice except 5 tenths old ice in the extreme northwestern
section.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MDT 13 September 2026 Today Tonight and Monday At 1200 UTC Sunday departing low 996 mb located at 75N 146W.

By 0000 UTC Tuesday ridge located over Arctic Coast of Alaska.

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