Marine forecasts are set at 50knots from the Northeast on Thursday morning!
Winds will be moderately far-reaching - this image shows the forecast for Thursday at noon:
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Some birds on the radar are: alcids (esp. Dovekie), Black-legged Kittiwake, Ivory Gull, and to a much lesser extent, Ross's Gull.......!
Friday morning might be a better chance for the 2 gems on that list.
Sea ice from today:
This time last year, the sea ice was more or less in the same area:
Dovekies generally become scarce near-shore at this time of year - but Thursday/Friday might be a different story.
I don't hope for a snow-day very often. But I am this week!