Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search

Weather shortcuts

West Baffin - northern half

Warnings

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EST 11 November 2025

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind east 15 knots except north 25 near the mouth of Lancaster Sound overnight and Wednesday. Wind becoming northeast 15 late Wednesday afternoon except north 30 near the mouth of Lancaster Sound.

Flurries changing to snow this evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.

Temperatures near minus 3.

Waves

Issued 05:30 PM EST 12 November 2025
Tonight and Thursday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EST 12 November 2025
Friday Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light in the morning then increasing to southwest 30 late in the day.
Saturday Wind southwest 30 knots diminishing to light.
Sunday Wind light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EST 12 November 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday Ice pressure warning in effect. 9 tenths grey ice including a trace of multi-year ice except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth multi-year ice in the extreme northwestern section. Strong ice pressure along the coast in the northwestern section developing overnight. 

[ Canadian Ice Service ]

Stay connected

ATOM

List of Official Text Forecasts
Resources

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

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

Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EST 12 November 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Baffin Island near 6212N 6554W to 6209N
6335W to 6642N 6030W to 6823N 6514W to 7018N 6144W to 7118N 6214W
then northward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice pressure warning in effect.

9 tenths grey ice including a trace of multi-year ice except 9
tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth multi-year ice in the
extreme northwestern section.
Strong ice pressure along the coast in the northwestern section
developing overnight.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Ice pressure warning in effect

West Baffin - northern half

Issued 11:00 AM EST 12 November 2025

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 MST 12 November 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 0000 UTC Thursday trough from 983 mb low located from 67N 74W
to 77N 70W.
By 0000 UTC Friday trough from 981 mb low located from 69N 78W to
80N 97W.

Arctic - Western Arctic Area

Another Region

Marine Weather for Canada

Weather shortcuts


How to use
  • Add to shortcuts
    • Go to the desired page on the site, open the Weather shortcuts menu and click on the "Add to shortcuts" button
    • Page name will display in the "Add this page" window, the name can be changed by highlighting the text and entering the desired name
    • Click on the "Save" button to add the link to the list
    • Click on the "X" button to close the panel
  • Delete a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to delete
    • Click on the "Delete" button to remove the link from the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Move a link up/down the list
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Click and hold the link and move to new location in the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Rename a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to rename
    • Click on the "Rename" button and change the link name
    • Click the enter or tab key
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Keyboard navigation
    • Use the Tab key to move to a button or link
    • Use the Enter key to click on buttons or links
    • Organize shortcuts navigation
      • Use the ↑ Up key to select the link above. If none are selected, it will select the first link.
      • Use the ↓ Down key to select the link below. If none are selected, it will select the last link.
      • Use the Page Up key to move a selection up in the list.
      • Use the Page Down key to move a selection down in the list.
  • Restore default list

    Warning: Clicking on the button below will remove all your customized links.

Customized Weather shortcuts

Save your customized list as a bookmark.

Copy/paste or click on the link below then when the page displays, you can bookmark the page using the web browser. Bookmarking your customized list will allow you to access it even if the local storage on your device is erased.

Feedbackabout this web site
Date modified: