Language selection

Weather shortcuts

West Prince Alfred

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 18 September 2024

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind light today tonight and Thursday.

Rain or freezing rain changing to scattered showers this afternoon then to scattered flurries overnight. Fog patches dissipating overnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 18 September 2024
Today Tonight and Thursday. Seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 18 September 2024
Friday Wind light becoming west 15 knots in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind west 15 knots diminishing to light.
Sunday Wind southeast 15 knots backing to northeast 15 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 September 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday Bergy water except 1 tenth old ice in the extreme northern section. 

[ Canadian Ice Service ]

Stay connected

ATOM

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

Map of Arctic - Western Arctic marine weather areas Herschel Island Komakuk Beach Shingle Point Airport Aklavik Airport Cape Parry Airport Fort Good Hope Airport Tulita Airport Inuvik Airport Keats Point Norman Wells Airport Paulatuk Airport Pelly Island Tuktoyaktuk Airport Liverpool Bay Little Chicago Storm Hills Bathurst Inlet Kugluktuk Airport Gjoa Haven Airport Hat Island Kugaaruk Airport Shepherd Bay Airport Croker River CFS Alert Arctic Bay Cambridge Bay Airport Cape Liverpool Cape Peel West Eureka Airport Fort Ross Gateshead Island Grise Fiord Airport Sanirajak (Hall Beach Airport) Igloolik Airport Isachsen Pond Inlet Airport Rea Point Naujaat Resolute Airport Stefansson Island Svartevaeg Taloyoak Airport Nangmagvik Lake Cape Providence Ulukhaktok Airport Sachs Harbour Airport Thomsen River Mould Bay
Legend:
buoy Buoy
land station Land Station
Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 September 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from 7402N 13703W to 7357N 13205W to Banks
Island near 7418N 12440W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Banks Island near 7313N 11637W to
Victoria Island near 7305N 11621W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 7005N 10057W to
7041N 9823W to Prince of Wales Island near 7119N 9828W. Sea ice
northwest of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7338N
9658W to Somerset Island near 7339N 9541W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.

Fifth ice edge estimated from Baffin Island near 7258N 8921W to
7252N 9109W to 7124N 9135W to 7019N 9029W to 6911N 8736W to Nunavut
near 6839N 8754W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water except 1 tenth old ice in the extreme northern section.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special marine warning in effect

West Prince Alfred

Issued 05:00 AM MDT 18 September 2024 Freezing rain causing moderate icing is expected or occurring in the area.

Freezing rain could last until Thursday morning for some areas.

Surfaces of vessels may become icy and slippery.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. For more information monitor Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MDT 18 September 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday At 1200 UTC Wednesday low 997 mb located at 73N 131W.
By 0000 UTC Friday weakening low 1005 mb located at 76N 142W.

Arctic - Western Arctic Area

Another Region

Features

New Predicting and Alerting Coastal Flooding Program

Find out about coastal flooding coverage, forecasts and warnings in your region

Date modified: