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Issued 07:00 AM MDT 06 October 2026

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind light increasing to northeast 20 knots this afternoon then diminishing to northeast 15 near noon Wednesday.

Scattered flurries.

Temperatures near minus 1.

Waves

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 06 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 06 October 2026
Thursday Wind light increasing to south 25 knots in the afternoon then diminishing to southwest 15 late in the day.
Friday Wind southwest 15 knots diminishing to light.
Saturday Wind south 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 6 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday Special ice warning in effect. 3 tenths second-year ice including a trace of multi-year ice. Unusual presence of second-year ice today and continuing Wednesday. 

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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 6 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Northwest Territories near 6942N
13420W to 7120N 12616W to Banks Island near 7157N 12549W. Sea ice
northwest of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Banks Island near 7130N 12037W to
Victoria Island near 7136N 11854W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 6940N 10139W to
6918N 10129W to 6917N 9925W to Prince of Wales Island near 7117N
9841W. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.

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

Fifth 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.

Sixth ice edge estimated from Boothia Peninsula near 7122N 9300W to
7142N 9303W to Boothia Peninsula near 7155N 9424W. Sea ice southwest
of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

3 tenths second-year ice including a trace of multi-year ice.
Unusual presence of second-year ice today and continuing Wednesday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Yukon Coast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 06 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 6 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 1200 UTC Tuesday low 1009 mb located at 76N 127W.
By 0000 UTC Thursday low 1007 mb located at 78N 107W.

By 0000 UTC Thursday approaching high 1027 mb located at 72N 142W.

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