FQCN20 CWNT 080017
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE CENTRAL ARCTIC ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 6:17 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2012.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD
TOWARDS BANKS ISLAND TODAY. SOUTH OF THIS SYSTEM, IN MACKENZIE BAY
AND EASTWARD TO AMUNDSEN GULF, NORTHWESTERLY GALES HAVE PERSISTED
FOR MUCH OF THE DAY GENERATING SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AS HIGH AS 5
TO 6 METRES.
GALES WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND WAVE HEIGHTS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT 30 HOURS.
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