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West Davis - southern half

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 05:00 PM EDT 12 May 2026

Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind north 20 knots diminishing to light late overnight. Wind light Wednesday.

Flurries ending Wednesday morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.

Temperatures near minus 1.

Waves

Issued 05:00 PM EDT 12 May 2026
Tonight and Wednesday. Outside the ice edge seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 Wednesday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

Issued 05:00 PM EDT 12 May 2026
Thursday Wind light.
Friday Wind light becoming north 15 knots late in the day.
Saturday Wind north 15 knots increasing to north 20 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 12 May 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday 8 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 9 tenths first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the western section. Consolidated first-year ice along the coast. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 11:00 AM EDT 12 May 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 6200N 6024W to 6451N 5748W then
northeastward. Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

8 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 9 tenths
first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the western section.
Consolidated first-year ice along the coast.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:45 PM EDT 12 May 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 0000 UTC Wednesday low 1001 mb located over central Davis Strait.
By 0000 UTC Thursday low 1006 mb located over southern Baffin Bay.

At 0000 UTC Wednesday ridge located over central Hudson Strait.
By 0000 UTC Thursday departing ridge located over central Davis
Strait.

At 0000 UTC Wednesday low 999 mb located near Southampton Island.
By 0000 UTC Thursday low 997 mb located over Foxe Basin.

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