FECN16 CWIS 011800 THIRTY DAY ICE OUTLOOK FOR THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN FOR JULY ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA ON 01 JULY 2021. THE NEXT 30 DAY OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED ON 15 JULY 2021.

Summary for June 15 to 28. Average air temperatures were above normal over and into the northern Queen Elizabeth Islands. Elsewhere, average air temperatures were near normal. Ice melt was 1 to 2 weeks earlier than normal.

Weather forecast for July 1 to 31. Air temperatures are forecast to be near to below normal for the entire area.

Northern Baffin Bay. July 1-7 - Bergy water with isolated patches of 4-6 tenths first-year including up to 2 tenths old ice drifting from into the northwestern section. - Bergy water with areas of 4-6 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the western section. - Elsewhere, 7-8 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice with areas of 9-9+ tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice. July 8-15 - Bergy water with isolated patches of 4-6 tenths ice drifting in from Kane Basin and from eastern . - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice in the western section. - Elsewhere, 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice. July 16-21 - Bergy water with isolated patches of 1-3 tenths ice drifting in from Kane Basin and eastern Jones Sound. - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice in the southern section. - Elsewhere, bergy water. July 22-31 - Bergy water with isolated patches of 1-3 tenths ice drifting in from Kane Basin and eastern Jones Sound. - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice in the extreme southern section. - Elsewhere, bergy water.

Southwestern Baffin Bay. July 1-7 - Bergy water with areas of 4-6 tenths first-year ice in the extreme eastern section. - Elsewhere, 7-8 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice with areas of 9-9+ tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice. July 8-15 - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice in the extreme eastern section. - Elsewhere, 7-8 tenths ice with patches of 9-9+ tenths ice. July 16-21 - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice in the eastern section. - Elsewhere, 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice. - Patches of 9-9+ tenths ice along parts of the western coast. July 22-31 - Bergy water in the eastern section. - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice in the western section. - Patches of 9-9+ tenths ice along parts of the western coast.

Pond and Navy Board Inlets. July 1-9 - Consolidated first-year ice including a trace of old ice. July 10-17 - Consolidated ice beginning to fracture in Pond and Navy Board Inlets. July 18-23 - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice in the northern entrance to and the eastern entrance to Pond Inlet. - Elsewhere, 7-8 tenths ice with areas of 9-9+ tenths ice. July 24-31 - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice in most of Navy Board Inlet and the eastern part of Pond Inlet. - 1-3 tenths ice with patches of 7-8 tenths ice in Eclipse Sound and western Pond Inlet.

Admiralty Inlet. July 1-12 - Consolidated first-year ice. July 13-18 - Consolidated ice beginning to fracture. - 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice in the extreme northern section. July 19-24 - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice in the northern and southern sections. - Elsewhere, 4-6 tenths ice with patches of 7-8 tenths ice. July 25-31 - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths in the central section. - Elsewhere, bergy water.

Lancaster Sound. July 1-7 - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old. July 8-15 - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice along the coasts. - Elsewhere, bergy water. July 16-21 - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice in the extreme southwestern section. - Elsewhere, bergy water. July 22-31 - Bergy water.

Barrow Strait. July 1-15 - Consolidated first-year ice with areas of up to 7 tenths old ice in the western section continuing to fracture. - Consolidated first-year ice including up to 4 tenths old ice along the northwestern section. - Elsewhere, bergy water with areas of 4-6 tenths first-year ice including up to 2 tenths old ice. July 16-22 - 7-8 tenths ice with areas of 9-9+ tenths ice in the western section. - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice in the eastern section. July 23-31 - 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice in the western section. - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice in the eastern section.

Prince Regent Inlet. July 1-7 - Bergy water with areas of 4-6 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the northern section. - 9-9+ tenths first-year ice in the central and southern sections. - 1-3 tenths first-year ice with areas of 7-8 tenths first-year ice in the western section near . July 8-15 - Bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice in northern section and near Creswell Bay. - Elsewhere, 7-8 tenths ice with areas of 9-9+ tenths ice. July 16-21 - Bergy water in the northwestern section and in Creswell Bay. - Elsewhere, 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice. July 22-31 - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice in the extreme southeastern section. - Elsewhere, bergy water.

Gulf of Boothia. July 1-5 - 9-9+ tenths first-year ice. July 6-15 - 9-9+ tenths ice. - Consolidated ice in beginning to fracture. July 16-21 - 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice in the northern section, the southern part of and in Pelly Bay. - Elsewhere, 9-9+ tenths ice. July 22-31 - 9-9+ tenths ice in the northern part of Committee Bay as well as the approaches to Pelly Bay. - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice in the southern part of Committee Ba. - Open water in Pelly Bay. - Elsewhere, 7-8 tenths ice with some areas of 4-6 tenths ice.

Wellington Channel. July 1-10 - Consolidated first-year ice including up to 3 tenths old ice. July 11-17 - Consolidated ice beginning to fracture. July 18-24 - 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice in the southern third. - Elsewhere, 9-9+ tenths ice July 25-31 - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice in the southern third. - Elsewhere, 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice

McDougall Sound. July 1-15 - Consolidated first-year ice including a trace of old ice. July 16-21 - Consolidated ice beginning to fracture. July 22-31 - 7-8tenths ice with areas of 9-9+ tenths ice.

Jones Sound. July 1-9 - Bergy water with patches of 4-6 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the extreme northwestern and extreme eastern sections. - Elsewhere, consolidated first-year ice including up to 1 tenth old ice. July 10-17 - Consolidated ice fracturing in the central section. - Elsewhere, bergy water with areas of 1-3 tenths ice. July 18-24 - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice in the extreme northwestern section and eastern section. - Elsewhere, 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice. July 25-31 - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice.

Norwegian Bay. July 1-25 - Consolidated first-year ice including up to 1 tenth old ice. July 26-31 - Consolidated ice beginning to fracture in some sections.

Eureka Sound. July 1-6 - Consolidated first-year ice except consolidated first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the southern section. July 7-13 - Consolidated ice beginning to fracture in some sections. July 23-31 - Remaining consolidated ice fracturing. - Otherwise, 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice.

Western Kane Basin. July 1-7 - Consolidated old ice and first-year ice continuing to fracture. - 1-3 tenths old and first-year ice with areas of 4-6 tenths old and first-year ice in the southern section. July 8-15 - 7-8 tenths ice with areas of9-9+ tenths ice in the central and northern section. - Consolidated ice along the coast continuing to fracture. - Elsewhere, 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice. July 16-21 - 4-6 tenths ice with areas of 7-8 tenths ice. - Areas of 7-8 tenths ice with patches of 9-9+ tenths ice along parts of the coast. July 22-31 - 1-3 tenths ice with areas of 4-6 tenths ice. - Areas of 7-8 tenths ice with patches of 9-9+ tenths ice along parts of the coast.