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Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 11 September 2026

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind light increasing to southwest 15 knots early this evening except southwest 25 near the Blow River tonight. Wind becoming northwest 20 Saturday morning then backing to west 15 Saturday evening.

Scattered showers.

Waves

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 11 September 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday. Seas 1 metre or less building to 2 Saturday afternoon then subsiding to 1 Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 11 September 2026
Sunday Wind southwest 20 knots veering to northwest 20 in the morning then diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Monday Wind northwest 30 knots.
Tuesday Wind light becoming southeast 15 knots late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 September 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Special ice warning in effect. Bergy water except 1 tenth first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the western section. Unusual presence of first-year ice in the western section today and continuing Saturday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 September 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nunavut near 6928N 12029W to 7013N
11934W to Banks Island near 7105N 12306W. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Banks Island near 7147N 12026W to
Victoria Island near 7150N 11906W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 7002N 10055W to
7028N 9948W 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 northwest of the
ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

Bergy water except 1 tenth first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the western section.
Unusual presence of first-year ice in the western section today and
continuing Saturday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Yukon Coast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 11 September 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 11 September 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday At 1200 UTC Friday trough from 986 mb low located from 72N 175W
to 70N 136W.
By 0000 UTC Sunday trough from 993 mb low located from 73N 163W
to 72N 120W.

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