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. END/PASPC