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Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 20 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind south 20 knots backing to east 15 early this evening then to north 15 Wednesday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 25 Wednesday afternoon.
Scattered flurries changing to snow Wednesday morning then to scattered flurries Wednesday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Waves
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 20 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less.
Extended Forecast
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 20 October 2026
Thursday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 15 in the morning then backing to southwest 15 late in the
day.
Friday
Wind southwest 20 knots.
Saturday
Wind light increasing to south 25
knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday 1 tenth grey ice including a trace of multi-year ice except 8 tenths
grey-white ice including 3 tenths multi-year ice in the extreme
northwestern section.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 20 October 2026 Today Tonight and WednesdayIce Edge
Ice edge is outside the forecast region.Ice Coverage
1 tenth grey ice including a trace of multi-year ice except 8 tenths
grey-white ice including 3 tenths multi-year ice in the extreme
northwestern section.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 6:30 AM MDT 20 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 1200 UTC Tuesday trough located from 70N 151W to 83N 153W.By 0000 UTC Thursday trough from 984 mb low located from 68N 116W
to 80N 133W.
By 0000 UTC Thursday approaching ridge from high located from 67N
154W to 79N 145W.
Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area
- Amundsen
- Axe Point mile 91 to Camsell Bend mile 290
- Baillie
- Banks
- Bathurst
- Bowie - northern half
- Byam
- Camsell Bend mile 290 to Tulita mile 512
- Coronation
- Dease
- Dixon Entrance East
- Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
- Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara
- Dolphin
- Fort Good Hope mile 684 to Point Separation mile 913
- Great Slave Lake - basin
- Great Slave Lake - east arm
- Great Slave Lake - north arm
- Hecate Strait
- Lake Athabasca - eastern half
- Lake Athabasca - western half
- Larsen
- Mackenzie
- Maud
- McClintock
- McClure
- Melville
- North Mackenzie
- North Tuktoyaktuk
- Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081
- Prince Alfred
- Prince of Wales
- Rae
- Tuktoyaktuk - northern half
- Tuktoyaktuk - southern half
- Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684
- Ulukhaktok
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
- Wrigley Harbour mile 0 to Axe Point mile 91
- Yukon Coast
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