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Marine Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 18 May 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots tonight and Tuesday.

Snow changing to scattered flurries Tuesday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 18 May 2026
Tonight and Tuesday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:30 PM EDT 18 May 2026
Wednesday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots veering to north 15 in the morning then backing to northwest 15 to 20 late in the day.
Thursday Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots.
Friday Wind northwest 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday 7 tenths first-year ice except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the eastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 18 May 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge is outside the forecast region.

Ice Coverage

7 tenths first-year ice except 7 tenths first-year ice including a
trace of old ice in the eastern section. Consolidated first-year ice
along parts of the coasts.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:45 PM EDT 18 May 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 0000 UTC Tuesday deepening low 999 mb located at 60N 60W.
By 0000 UTC Wednesday weakening low 1000 mb located at 61N 63W.

At 0000 UTC Tuesday quasi-stationary ridge located from Baffin
Bay to Hudson Bay.

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