** Storm force winds possible on Thursday **
Synopsis...A low pressure over Baffin Island will continue to weaken, leaving a few showers over the area through Wednesday with windy conditions near the mouth of the Hudson Strait. Models are beginning to come to a consensus with the next low pressure system to affect the area on Thursday. Current forecasts place a 976 mb low pressure center just south of the Davis Strait by 12 UTC Thursday the 18th.
Wednesday...Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Increasing clouds late, with rain likely in the south late. Light and variable winds of around 10 knots. Wind becoming southerly southeast of the Davis Strait and increasing to 30 knots late. Air temperatures ~2 deg C west, but warming to 6-7 deg C southeast as warm air begins to advect in ahead of the low pressure system.
Thursday...Windy. Rainy. Choppy. Rain possibly mixed with sleet or snow west, especially in the heavier showers. Sustained wind will be over 40 knots, especially in the southern and western waters. Gale force winds likely, storm force winds are possible. Air temperatures 3-6 deg C. Details of this storm may change, look for the next update ~19 UTC tomorrow.
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