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Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 05:30 AM EDT 12 September 2024

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind southeast 25 knots diminishing to light late this afternoon then increasing to west 20 early this evening. Wind diminishing to west 15 after midnight and to light Friday morning.

Waves

Issued 05:30 AM EDT 12 September 2024
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 3 metres subsiding to 2 late this morning and to 1 early this afternoon. Seas building to 3 early this evening then subsiding to 1 after midnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:30 AM EDT 12 September 2024
Saturday Wind light.
Sunday Wind light becoming east 15 knots.
Monday Wind east 20 knots increasing to east 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 11 September 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday Special ice warning in effect. Open water except 2 tenths first-year ice in the extreme northwestern section. 9 plus tenths first-year ice in western Fury and Hecla Strait. Difficult ice conditions in the pack ice in western Fury and Hecla Strait today and continuing Thursday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 11 September 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nunavut near 6842N 8114W to 6828N 7910W to
Baffin Island near 6945N 7736W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

Open water except 2 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
northwestern section. 9 plus tenths first-year ice in western Fury
and Hecla Strait. Difficult ice conditions in the pack ice in
western Fury and Hecla Strait today and continuing Thursday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Igloolik

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 11 September 2024

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 4:45 AM EDT 12 September 2024 Today Tonight and Friday At 1200 UTC Thursday departing low 1005 mb located east of
Labrador Sea.

At 1200 UTC Thursday weakening trough from 998 mb low located from
70N 89W to 56N 72W.
By 1200 UTC Friday weakening trough from 1011 mb low located from
70N 65W to 62N 56W.

At 0000 UTC Friday high 1027 mb located at 57N 86W.
By 1200 UTC Friday high 1030 mb located at 55N 77W.

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