Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 07:05 AM MDT 13 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind light increasing to northwest 20 knots this evening then diminishing to light Wednesday evening.
Scattered flurries. Fog patches dissipating early this evening.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Over open water freezing spray beginning after midnight and ending Wednesday evening.
Temperatures minus 3 falling to minus 9 overnight.
Waves
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 October 2026 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge is outside the forecast region.Ice Coverage
Bergy water except 6 tenths new ice including 1 tenth multi-year ice
in the western section.
Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Freezing spray warning in effect
Banks
Issued 07:05 AM MDT 13 October 2026Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 6:30 AM MDT 13 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 1200 UTC Tuesday departing low 994 mb located at 79N 133W.At 1200 UTC Tuesday building ridge located from 78N 166W to
84N 119W.
By 0000 UTC Thursday ridge from 1025 mb high located from 71N 134W
to 77N 120W.
Arctic - Western Arctic Area
- Admiralty
- Alert
- Amundsen
- Axel Heiberg
- Baillie
- Ballantyne
- Banks
- Barrow
- Bartlett
- Bathurst
- Boothia
- Borden
- Brock
- Byam
- Camsell Bend mile 290 to Tulita mile 512
- Clarence - northern half
- Clarence - southern half
- Committee
- Coronation
- CT4
- CU4
- CV4
- CV5
- CW3
- CW4
- CW5
- CX4
- Dease
- Dolphin
- East Baffin - northern half
- Ellef Ringnes
- Ellesmere
- Eureka - northern half
- Eureka - southern half
- Fitzwilliam
- Fort Good Hope mile 684 to Point Separation mile 913
- Greely
- Griper
- Gustaf
- Hassel
- Hazen
- Igloolik
- Jones
- Kane - northern half
- Kane - southern half
- Lancaster - eastern half
- Lancaster - western half
- Larsen
- Liddon
- Mackenzie
- Maclean
- Massey
- Maud
- McClintock
- McClure
- Melville
- Nansen
- Navy Board
- Northwest Beaufort
- North Mackenzie
- North Prince Patrick
- North Sverdrup
- North Tuktoyaktuk
- Norwegian
- Peary
- Peel
- Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081
- Pond
- Prince Alfred
- Prince of Wales
- Prince Patrick
- Queens
- Rae
- Regent
- Robeson - northern half
- Robeson - southern half
- Roes Welcome
- South Axel Heiberg
- South Ellef Ringnes
- South Prince Patrick
- South Sverdrup
- St. Roch
- Tuktoyaktuk - northern half
- Tuktoyaktuk - southern half
- Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684
- Ulukhaktok
- Ward Hunt
- West Baffin - northern half
- West Baffin - southern half
- West Foxe
- West Prince Alfred
- Wilkins
- Yukon Coast
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