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Issued 07:00 AM MDT 08 August 2026

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots backing to west 15 to 20 near noon then increasing to west 20 to 25 early this evening. Wind diminishing to west 15 to 20 near midnight then veering to northwest 20 early Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Sunday evening.

Showers this morning. Showers overnight and Sunday. Fog banks.

Temperatures plus 6 falling to zero Sunday morning.

Waves

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 08 August 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 08 August 2026
Monday Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light in the morning.
Tuesday Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20 knots late in the day.
Wednesday Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 August 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday Special ice warning in effect. 2 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 7 tenths first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the extreme northwestern section. Unusual presence of first-year ice in the southern section today and continuing Sunday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 August 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday

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.

2 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 7 tenths
first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the extreme northwestern
section.
Unusual presence of first-year ice in the southern section today and
continuing Sunday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Mackenzie

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 08 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.

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Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MDT 8 August 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 1200 UTC Saturday dissipating trough from 1009 mb low located
from 75N 140W to 69N 130W.

At 0000 UTC Monday approaching ridge from 1029 mb high located
from 71N 156W to 67N 133W.

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