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.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 September 2024 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from 7402N 13703W to 7357N 13205W to BanksIsland 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
- Admiralty
- Alert
- Amundsen
- Axel Heiberg
- Baillie
- Ballantyne
- Banks
- Barrow
- Bartlett
- Bathurst
- Boothia
- Borden
- Brock
- Byam
- Camsell Bend mile 290 to Tulita mile 512
- Clarence - northern half
- Clarence - southern half
- Committee
- Coronation
- CT4
- CU4
- CV4
- CV5
- CW3
- CW4
- CW5
- CX4
- Dease
- Dolphin
- East Baffin
- Ellef Ringnes
- Ellesmere
- Eureka - northern half
- Eureka - southern half
- Fitzwilliam
- Fort Good Hope mile 684 to Point Separation mile 913
- Greely
- Griper
- Gustaf
- Hassel
- Hazen
- Igloolik
- Jones
- Kane - northern half
- Kane - southern half
- Lancaster
- Larsen
- Liddon
- Mackenzie
- Maclean
- Massey
- Maud
- McClintock
- McClure
- Melville
- Nansen
- Navy Board
- Northwest Beaufort
- North Mackenzie
- North Prince Patrick
- North Sverdrup
- North Tuktoyaktuk
- Norwegian
- Peary
- Peel
- Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081
- Pond
- Prince Alfred
- Prince of Wales
- Prince Patrick
- Queens
- Rae
- Regent
- Robeson - northern half
- Robeson - southern half
- Roes Welcome - northern half
- South Axel Heiberg
- South Ellef Ringnes
- South Prince Patrick
- South Sverdrup
- St. Roch
- Tuktoyaktuk - northern half
- Tuktoyaktuk - southern half
- Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684
- Ulukhaktok
- Ward Hunt
- West Baffin - northern half
- West Baffin - southern half
- West Foxe
- West Prince Alfred
- Wilkins
- Yukon Coast
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