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Yukon Coast

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Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 20 July 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind light increasing to east 15 knots near midnight and to east 25 early Tuesday evening.

Fog patches dissipating Tuesday morning.

Waves

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 20 July 2026
Tonight and Tuesday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 20 July 2026
Wednesday Wind east 15 knots increasing to east 20 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind light becoming southeast 15 knots late in the day.
Friday Wind northwest 20 knots increasing to northwest 50 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 July 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Special ice warning in effect. 3 tenths first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice west of Herschel Island. Consolidated rotten first-year ice along parts of the coast. Unusual presence of first-year ice in the eastern section today and continuing Tuesday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 July 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

3 tenths first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice west of
Herschel Island. Consolidated rotten first-year ice along parts of
the coast.
Unusual presence of first-year ice in the eastern section today and
continuing Tuesday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Yukon Coast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 July 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.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 PM MDT 20 July 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 0000 UTC Tuesday high 1026 mb located at 76N 146W.
By 0000 UTC Wednesday ridge from 1026 mb high located from 76N
169W to 72N 113W.

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