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Yukon Coast

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 07 October 2026

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind northeast 15 knots diminishing to light near midnight then increasing to southeast 15 Thursday morning. Wind increasing to south 25 Thursday afternoon.

Scattered flurries ending Thursday morning.

Temperatures near minus 2.

Waves

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 07 October 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 07 October 2026
Friday Wind south 30 knots diminishing to southwest 15 in the morning.
Saturday Wind southwest 30 knots diminishing to light.
Sunday Wind light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 October 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday Special ice warning in effect. 2 tenths second-year ice including a trace of multi-year ice. 9 tenths new ice including a trace of multi-year ice along parts of the coast. Unusual presence of second-year ice today and continuing Thursday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 7 October 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Northwest Territories near 6942N
13420W to Banks Island near 7157N 12549W. Sea ice northwest of the
ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Banks Island near 7130N 12037W to
Victoria Island near 7136N 11854W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 6940N 10139W to
6918N 10129W to 6917N 9925W to Prince of Wales Island near 7118N
9832W. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7234N
9624W to Somerset Island near 7233N 9519W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.

Fifth ice edge estimated from Somerset Island near 7200N 9401W to
7159N 9340W to 7228N 9259W to Brodeur Peninsula near 7303N 8918W.
Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.

Sixth ice edge estimated from Boothia Peninsula near 7122N 9300W to
7146N 9257W to Boothia Peninsula near 7155N 9424W. Sea ice southwest
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

2 tenths second-year ice including a trace of multi-year ice. 9
tenths new ice including a trace of multi-year ice along parts of
the coast.
Unusual presence of second-year ice today and continuing Thursday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Yukon Coast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 07 October 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MDT 7 October 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 1200 UTC Wednesday high 1024 mb located at 74N 147W.
By 0000 UTC Friday high 1030 mb located at 73N 123W.

By 0000 UTC Friday approaching low 997 mb located at 79N 167W.

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