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Issued 07:43 AM MDT 08 October 2026

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind light increasing to southeast 15 knots this morning and to south 25 this afternoon. Wind south 25 tonight and Friday.

Scattered flurries this morning.

Temperatures near minus 2.

Waves

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 08 October 2026
Today Tonight and Friday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 08 October 2026
Saturday Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to south 35 in the morning then diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind southwest 15 knots diminishing to light.
Monday Wind light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 October 2026 Today Tonight and Friday Special ice warning in effect. 5 tenths new ice including a trace of multi-year ice. 9 tenths new ice including a trace of multi-year ice along parts of the coast. Unusual presence of second-year ice today and continuing Friday. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 8 October 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Melville Peninsula near 6802N 8555W to
6818N 8625W to 6918N 8853W to 6951N 9054W to 7146N 9257W to Boothia
Peninsula near 7155N 9424W. Sea ice southwest of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Boothia Peninsula near 6844N 9430W to
Nunavut near 6818N 9552W. Sea ice southeast of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula near 6939N
13253W to Banks Island near 7157N 12514W. Sea ice northwest of the
ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Banks Island near 7123N 12119W to
7109N 12057W to Victoria Island near 7136N 11854W. Sea ice north of
the ice edge.

Fifth ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 6940N 10139W to
6918N 10129W to 6920N 9859W to Prince of Wales Island near 7118N
9832W. Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.

Sixth ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7234N
9624W to Somerset Island near 7233N 9519W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.

Seventh ice edge estimated from Somerset Island near 7200N 9401W to
7159N 9340W to 7228N 9259W to Brodeur Peninsula near 7303N 8918W.
Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.

Eighth ice edge estimated from Brodeur Peninsula near 7121N 8953W to
7024N 8912W to 6955N 8701W to Baffin Island near 7000N 8547W. Sea
ice northeast of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

5 tenths new ice including a trace of multi-year ice. 9 tenths new
ice including a trace of multi-year ice along parts of the coast.
Unusual presence of second-year ice today and continuing Friday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Yukon Coast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 08 October 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 AM MDT 8 October 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 1200 UTC Thursday departing high 1028 mb located at 73N 135W.

At 1200 UTC Thursday low 997 mb located at 78N 170W.
By 0000 UTC Saturday low 1001 mb located at 79N 167W.

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