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Issued 05:30 AM EDT 18 May 2026

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northeast 20 knots diminishing to northeast 15 near noon then backing to north 20 early this evening. Wind increasing to northwest 30 late overnight then veering to northeast 25 Tuesday afternoon.

Snow. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Temperatures near minus 1.

Waves

Issued 05:30 AM EDT 18 May 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:30 AM EDT 18 May 2026
Wednesday Wind northeast 25 knots veering to east 15 to 20 in the morning then increasing to north 30 late in the day.
Thursday Wind north 30 knots diminishing to northeast 10 to 15 late in the day.
Friday Wind northeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to west 15 to 20 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 17 May 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Special ice warning in effect. 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 8 tenths first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the northwestern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. Unusual presence of old ice in the northwestern section today and continuing Monday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 17 May 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge is outside the forecast region.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 8 tenths
first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the northwestern
section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts.
Unusual presence of old ice in the northwestern section today and
continuing Monday.

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Special ice warning in effect

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Issued 11:00 AM EDT 17 May 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 4:45 AM EDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 1200 UTC Monday trough from 1001 mb low located from 57N 58W
to 63N 73W.
By 0000 UTC Wednesday low 1000 mb located at 61N 63W.

At 1200 UTC Monday ridge located from Baffin Bay to Baker Lake.
By 0000 UTC Wednesday ridge located from Baffin Bay to Hudson Bay.

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