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Yukon Coast

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 06 August 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Wind southeast 20 knots diminishing to southeast 15 late overnight and to light Friday morning. Wind becoming northwest 15 Friday evening.

Fog patches forming Friday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 06 August 2026
Tonight and Friday. Over open water seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less early Friday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 06 August 2026
Saturday Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light in the morning.
Sunday Wind northeast 15 knots diminishing to light.
Monday Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 6 August 2026 Today Tonight and Friday Special ice warning in effect. 1 tenth first-year ice except 5 tenths first-year ice west of Herschel Island. Unusual presence of first-year ice in the eastern section today and continuing Friday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 6 August 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Baffin Island near 7105N 8932W to 7112N
9033W to 7245N 9049W to 7319N 8909W to 7352N 8811W then northward.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

1 tenth first-year ice except 5 tenths first-year ice west of
Herschel Island.
Unusual presence of first-year ice in the eastern section today and
continuing Friday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Yukon Coast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 06 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 PM MDT 6 August 2026 Tonight and Friday At 0000 UTC Friday quasi-stationary trough from 1009 mb low located
off Arctic Coast of Alaska.

Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area

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